Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice 101: Hysterectomy Errors
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 600,000 women undergo a hysterectomy – the surgical procedure to remove a woman’s uterus or womb – each year. It is a common procedure, often performed on women with: Uterine, cervical or ovarian cancer Fibroids Uncontrollable or recurring vaginal bleeding Incurable endometriosis Prolapsed uteruses Chronic pelvic…
Read MoreNon-Disclosure Statements in Medical Malpractice Cases Keep You from Knowing the Truth
Non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, are legal documents designed to keep secrets. Most of the time NDAs are helpful tools for businesses; after all, you would not want your competitors knowing how you make your products, right? But what about your healthcare: should doctors and hospitals who settle medical malpractice cases be allowed to keep that…
Read MoreGlyburide May Increase the Risk of Birth Defects in Mothers with Gestational Diabetes
When a woman becomes pregnant, her doctor will order various tests and screenings to ensure that she and the fetus are in good health. One of those tests is for gestational diabetes, which can develop even in women who show no symptoms. Many women develop the condition; with exercise and a healthy diet, it is…
Read MoreBaltimore Washington Medical Center May Have Used Counterfeit or Defective Spinal Hardware in Some Patients
The University of Maryland’s Baltimore Washington Medical Center is one of many hospitals throughout the country that may have inadvertently used hardware that was not approved by the FDA in surgical procedures. According to the Baltimore Sun, the now-closed Spinal Solutions, LLC may have sold the medical center fake devices to be used in spinal…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Umbilical Cord Accidents
One of the causes of birth injuries and still births is damage to the umbilical cord, your baby’s lifeline while in utero. A report by the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network, a department in the National Institutes of Health, referenced a study of 512 stillbirths. The article claims that: “Umbilical cord accidents (UCA) represented 10% of…
Read MoreZimmer Initiates Class 2 Recall of Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate
The Food and Drug Administration issued a press release from Zimmer, Inc., on March 12, 2015 “initiating a voluntary recall of Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial [plate] following an increase in complaints of radiolucent lines and loosening. All sizes and lots of the affected devices are being removed from distribution.” The company asks that any healthcare…
Read MoreMedical Devices Contain Antibiotic Resistant “Superbug” CRE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call it the “nightmare bacteria.” It has been implicated in the deaths of hospital patients in both Los Angeles, California and in Seattle, Washington. It is also the basis for new lawsuits against medical device manufacturers. The “superbug” is Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), bacteria which “kill up to half…
Read MoreCan the Metric System Help Reduce Medication Errors?
When I was a young boy going to Elementary school in the 1960’s and again in High School in the 1970’s, we were told to learn the metric system because world adoption of the Metric System was imminent. It might finally be time to learn. That’s because a number of trusted institutions have advocated the…
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