Recent Posts in August, 2016

• New Study on Increase of Rehabilitation Facility Negligence and Malpractice

  Aug 30, 2016
  According to the Department of Health and Human services (DHS) new report, "adverse events in Rehabilitation Hospitals: National incidence among ...
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• Misused surgical tools

  Aug 28, 2016
  Surgical tools are the unsung heroes of the operating room. Without surgical tools , doctors could not perform life-saving procedures. Surgical tools ...
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• What is defensive medicine?

  Aug 21, 2016
  Defensive medicine is an alleged practice undertaken by many doctors as a way to prevent possible litigation by an injured patient. It is a common ...
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• Study uncovers shocking rate of pancreatic cancer misdiagnosis

  Aug 15, 2016
  Diagnostics remains a complicated science. Doctors are asked to locate the cause of an illness without the ability to directly examine the source of ...
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• Using sport's medicine techniques may help childbirth injuries

  Aug 10, 2016
  A study conducted by the University of Michigan posed the question should delivery be treated as the athletic event? Specifically, should doctors use ...
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• Study finds that half of all surgeries involve an error

  Aug 8, 2016
  The study was conducted by researchers from the anesthesiology department at Massachusetts General Hospital. The researchers reviewed 277 procedures ...
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• Blincyto, FDA Approved B-cell ALL Treatment, Linked to Pancreatitis

  Aug 6, 2016
  Back in December of 2014 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Blincyto (blinatumomab) to treat patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ...
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• Can you sue a nursing home for abuse or neglect?

  Aug 1, 2016
  The short answer is yes; you can hold a nursing home responsible if your loved one was abused or neglected while in its care. Nursing homes were ...
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