Posted on Apr. 18th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Seven hospitals in Massachusetts have finally come to believe something that lawyers may say is pretty obvious: It is better if doctors and hospitals admit their medical mistakes up front to patients and try to pay them fair compensation for injuries they have caused. Under a new program they just adopted, the Massachusetts hospitals are encouraging… read more
Posted on Apr. 16th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Surgeries performed that result in infection for patients kills approximately 8,000 patients every year. And because hospitals in Pennsylvania and the whole United States are reluctant to report such surgical errors recommendations for public reporting standards of such hospital infections have been made. Just about every state has its own requirements as to what should… read more
Posted on Apr. 12th, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
Something as simple as a misplaced tube during surgery resulted in the death of a woman due to brain injury. It appears that an anesthesiologist did not note that the oxygen tube had moved during the surgical procedure and the woman was deprived of oxygen while the anesthesia was administered. Though this happened in a… read more
Posted on Apr. 9th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
To put things in perspective, approximately 100,000 deaths occur every year due to medical mistakes. Such errors occur in Pennsylvania and across the country. What we’ve discovered is that even the best trained of surgeons can have lapses and make surgical errors. For example, one talented surgeon operated on the wrong side of the brain… read more
Posted on Apr. 5th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Pennsylvania’s United States Senator, Bob Casey, has attempted to introduce legislation that would address a perceived drug shortage in the United States as it has felt that the nation is dealing with one of the worst drug shortages in 40-years. Such a shortage can also have unanticipated consequences that have resulted in a number of… read more
Posted on Apr. 4th, 2012 | in Industrial Accidents, News
One of the main officials of a large West Virginia Coal Company recently pled guilty to fraud charges in connection with an April 2010 coal mine explosion that killed several workers at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. According to the federal charges, Gary May, the superintendent of the mine, made changes to the… read more
Posted on Apr. 2nd, 2012 | in Birth Injuries, News
Zoloft is popular among Pittsburgh doctors in treating depression. However, studies have now shown that the use of Zoloft by pregnant women is now being linked to children being born with serious heart defects. And as well as congenital heart defects, use of this medication has also been connected with other birth injuries as well…. read more
Posted on Mar. 30th, 2012 | in Insurance, News
The United States Supreme Court has been hearing arguments all week on whether it should strike down the new federal healthcare law passed by Congress and supported by the Obama administration. The most controversial aspect of the law, the so-called “private mandate,” requires all individuals to purchase health insurance or face a financial penalty. It… read more
Posted on Mar. 29th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
Attempts are being made in Pennsylvania to increase awareness of the problems in diagnosing of diabetes. Close to a quarter of individuals with diabetes have yet to be diagnosed. One indicator of the disease is when blood sugar is measured to be too high as this can indicate that the pancreas is not producing enough… read more
Posted on Mar. 26th, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
It has long been known that there are dangers anytime a patient goes under anesthesia. However, the dangers of brain injury to patients in our Pennsylvania hospitals may be even more pronounced that previously imagined. Past studies have shown a possible connection between undergoing general anesthesia and later facing the risks of Alzheimer’s disease. Recent… read more
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