Medical Malpractice

Nurses are an essential part of the medical system and typically have more patient contact than physicians. The job nurses do can often be exhausting and high stress. For years, studies have been published indicating a correlation between patient care and nurse to patient ratios. A recent medical study conducted in Finland showed … [Read more...] about Risk of Patient Death Spikes When Nurses are Overworked

Patients In Rehab Hospitals Suffered Harm. A report released by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that nearly a third of patients in rehabilitation hospitals suffered harm, which was preventable in many cases. Rehabilitation hospitals are facilities that patients go to in order … [Read more...] about Government Report Shows a Third of Patients in Rehab Hospitals Suffer Harm

Court Appeals Handed Down New York's Anti-Subrogation Case. On February 23, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in Wurtz v. Rawlings Co., LLC, 2014 WL 3746801, Second Circuit 2014. This decision means insurers generally can no longer seek reimbursement from a plaintiff’s tort settlement for medical expenses the … [Read more...] about U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of New York Anti-Subrogation Case

  FDA: Fraudulent Clinical Trials Hidden In Public. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of faulty clinical trials, but a recent investigative report shows that this information was never made public. Charles Seife, a professor at the Arthur L. Carter Institute of Journalism at New York University uncovered … [Read more...] about FDA Aware of Fraudulent Clinical Trials Concealed from the Public

Religious Circumcision Gone Wrong Leads to Serious Infant Injury. A baby boy seriously injured during a religious circumcision is drawing attention over the routine practice of religious circumcision. The baby boy’s penis was severed during a bris performed by Pittsburgh rabbi and mohel, Rabbi Mordechai Rosenberg, according to CBS … [Read more...] about Religious Circumcision Gone Wrong Leads to Serious Infant Injury

A Shoddy Medical Procedures Conducted Over VA Cancer Probe. Dr. Gary D. Kao, the doctor linked to scores of potentially shoddy medical procedures conducted at the Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center in Philadelphia admitted to making mistakes when administering radiation seed implantation—brachytherapy—to prostate cancer … [Read more...] about VA Cancer Probe Continues

US Emergency Care Received A Failing Grade. The country has received an overall failing grade for its emergency care service according to the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Associated Press (AP) is reporting. Overall, the system received a D-, said the AP. According to the AP, no state received an A ranking. The AP … [Read more...] about Doctors Give US Emergency Care A Failing Grade

Surgical Errors Cause 10 Percent Surgery-Related Deaths. A US government report just released information stating that preventable medical errors occurring during or following surgery cause 10 percent of all surgery-related deaths and may be costing employers nearly $1.5 billion annually. Errors ranged from bedsores and reopened … [Read more...] about Report: Surgical Errors Cost $1.5 Billion Annually