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5/24/2006 7:14:00 PM | Hospital faces lawsuit 
=(0) A hospital and nursing home in Neshoba, Mississippi faces a lawsuit by relatives of two women who died there allegedly as a result of a hepatitis outbreak in 2003. Fifteen of the home's patients tested positive for Hepatitis B after an instrument used to prick fingers for blood tests was found to have been reused many times without sterilizati...
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5/24/2006 7:02:00 PM | Doctors missed breast cancer on mammograms, suit claims =(0) The widower of an Illinois woman who died last year of breast cancer is suing her physicians and the radiology group for failure to diagnose the cancer in two previous mammograms. By the time the cancer was found, it had spread. Steve A. King is asking for over $750,000 in damages for loss of his wife and for medical costs and pain and sufferi...
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5/23/2006 6:01:00 PM | Metron Nursing Homes Settle State Lawsuit =(0) Metron, a nursing home chain, has settled with the Attorney General of Michigan after it was found in violation of the law by accepting Medicare payments but not providing a standard level of care. The investigation began when a woman died only 18 hours after arriving at the home because her oxygen tank ran out. The chain must pay costs a...
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5/22/2006 7:18:00 PM | Daughter plans to sue nursing home =(0) A wrongful death lawsuit is planned against a nursing home in Charlotte, North Carolina, after a 66 year old woman with Alzheimer's Disease became locked in a closet for four days, and subsequently died of dehydration and pneumonia. She was reported missing on January 23 by the Liberty Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, but was only discovered...
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5/18/2006 10:05:00 AM | Family pursues suit over faulty cancer test =(0) The family of a Newfoundland woman is proceeding with her lawsuit against a regional health authority of that Province, even after her death of breast cancer. The claim is that an inaccurate lab test led to her not receiving appropriate treatment for her type of cancer. Eastern Health, the defendant, denies negligence. .........
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5/17/2006 10:36:00 AM | Second Family Hires Lawyer In Heart Patient Deaths =(0) A lawsuit is under way against Dr. Constantinos Lovoulos, formerly a cardiac surgeon at Ogden Regional Medical Center in Utah. Four heart surgery patients died there in a four-month period early in 2004, causing the hospital to halt heart surgeries for a year, and the doctor in question to return to Greece. The family of one of the other ...
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5/4/2006 11:28:00 PM | Estate of man who died in nursing home wins $20 million verdict =(0) The estate of a man who died in a Kentucky nursing home has won a $20 million verdict against the home for negligence. The home is part of a nationwide chain of 400 facilities owned by Beverly Enterprises Inc. Charges were that the home was understaffed and the patient's calls for help were ignored. He suffered an impacted bowel and subse...
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4/4/2006 2:34:00 PM | Arthritis Care Falls Short for the Elderly =(0) A new study suggests that the elderly in the US are not generally receiving proper arthritis care. In interviews with over 300 patients over the age of 75, researchers learned that only about half received the recommended treatment for osteoarthritis, and less than half report being informed of their medication's side effects. The elderly are part...
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4/4/2006 1:22:00 PM | Your Health This Month - =(0) This is part of an article in Slate, written by a doctor, which examines current health controversies. The part about C-section, found here: http://www.slate.com/id/2139271/#caesarean examines the factors behind the increasing proportion of births by C-section and outlines the risks and benefits of both C-section and vaginal delivery. The question...
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4/4/2006 12:08:00 PM | Patient of retired doc files med mal suit =(0) This is a report of a malpractice suit filed in Illinois against a surgeon, now retired, and Belleville Memorial Hospital in St. Clair County. The patient claims that during surgery in November, 2004, a medical device was malpositioned, leading to permanent hip injuries, pain, suffering and additional surgery.......
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4/4/2006 8:57:00 AM | Licensed to Kill: Some Doctors are Real Naturals =(0) This article serves as a warning about naturopathic "medecine". It emphasizes that just because something is "natural" does not mean it is good for you and describes some of the attempted cures that ended up killing the patients. Some naturopaths give common sense advice but others distort science and use methods that are harmful. Advice is offered...
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4/4/2006 7:36:00 AM | Teenagers and young adults more likely to survive cancer in ... =(0) Young adults living in Australia, or other countries with nationalized health care, are more likely to survive cancer than those in the US. The study concludes that inadequate health insurance for the young in the US leads to delays in diagnosis, which leads to the higher death rate. But speed of diagnosis is only one factor in survival; quality of...
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4/4/2006 1:42:00 AM | St. Joseph's joins Northwest in providing gastric bypass - =(0) This article compares two separate gastric bypass surgical programs in Tucson Arizona with regard to type of procedure performed and safety issues. Complications are more likely in older patients and with less experienced surgical teams, and some insurance programs are reluctant to fund it. The American Association for Bariatric Surgery now runs a ...
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4/3/2006 4:46:00 AM | Bill reins in doctor offices - =(0) A new law proposed in Florida attempts to limit the number of "satellite offices" doctors could run. These offices are staffed mostly by physician assistants and nurse practitioners, who are able to perform some procedures such as liposuction. These employees earn less than medical doctors, thus increasing profit margins for the businesses. However...
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4/3/2006 3:33:00 AM | Mothers aren't behind a vogue for caesareans =(0) This article attempts to debunk the current perception that the increase in C-Section births is due to maternal request. In fact there is no firm evidence that mothers in significant numbers are requesting elective Caesarians (without medical indication) and some evidence to the contrary, in studies. The authors postulate that the increase is likel...
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3/31/2006 2:35:00 PM | Judge says class-action Vioxx lawsuit can proceed =(0) A wide-ranging class action suit by insurance companies and HMOs was given the go-ahead by a New Jersey appeals court in one of the many lawsuits against the drug company Merck regarding its pain killer Vioxx. (This is not to be confused with the thousands of individual lawsuits against Merck filed by patients claiming harm because they were n...
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3/30/2006 2:26:00 PM | Hidden dangers of failure to diagnose ADHD correctly - =(0) Incorrect diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) are likely to lead to adverse drug reactions in those improperly diagnosed with the condition, and to other problems in those left undiagnosed. Giving ADHD drugs to those children whose behavior is suspect but do not actually have the disease can lead to heart problems and halluc...
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3/29/2006 11:26:00 PM | Women sue a local surgeon over alleged botched breast surgeries =(0) Three New York women are suing the same plastic surgeon for negligence, claiming he made their breast implants too big. Results were not only aesthetically displeasing for the patients but led to severe surgical wound complications. He was also allegedly unhelpful in attempts to resolve the problem, denying it or blaming it on the patients. The pat...
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3/29/2006 8:24:00 PM | Panel asks women to weigh pros and cons of C-sections - =(0) A National Institutes of Health Panel concludes that more study is needed to determine whether C-Section births should be performed solely on the basis of maternal request. The risks and benefits are still unclear although it is known that risks are higher with multiple Caesarian delvieries. There is also a risk of inadvertently delivering a baby p...
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3/29/2006 3:40:00 AM | Study Finds Bariatric Surgery Lowers Cardiac Risk Factors - =(0) A study at the Mayo Clinic has found that patients undergoing a certain type of gastric bypass surgery had a greater-than-expected reduction in heart disease risks compared to patients attempting to lose weight by traditional methods. The surgical patients also required less medication for conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes. The da...
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