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Posted on Dec 29, 2015
Many nurses know all about being tired. They know what it's like to drag themselves into work tired, to care for patients while tired, to drive home while tired, and to come back to work the next ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2015
A Minnesota jury awarded $9.1 million to a man who sued an anesthesiologist after suffering paralysis and spinal cord damage following a 2012 surgery. J. Lakoskey, a former auto mechanic, argued that ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2015
On Oct. 21, 2015, the Missouri Supreme Court heard an argument made by a family, contending that the state's cap on damages in their medical negligence case violated the Constitution. In Aug. ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broad authority over many areas, including but not limited to food, dietary supplements, prescription drugs, vaccines, and medical devices, such as ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2015
On Sept. 22, the Institute of Medicine released a ground-breaking report that called wrong or delayed diagnosis a vast "blind-spot" in the U.S. healthcare system, blaming diagnostic errors ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2015
If a person thinks they look too old, they can get BOTOX® Cosmetic injections. BOTOX Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) is an FDA-approved prescription medicine that is injected into the muscles to ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2015
Despite advances in modern medicine and technology, doctors are only human and just like everybody else, they are prone to making mistakes. However, when such mistakes cause undue harm to patients, ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2015
What is the brachial plexus? It refers to a network of nerves that originate from the neck area and branch out to control the sensation and movement in the shoulder, arm, forearm, and hand. Brachial ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2015
When a patient decides to undergo a necessary medical procedure or an elective cosmetic procedure, they are usually informed about the known risks, and they are treated by a highly trained surgeon and ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2015
A former Texas neurosurgeon is accused of maiming and killing at least two patients during surgeries. C. Duntsch, 44, who used to practice in Plano, Texas, has been arrested. Duntsch was booked at ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2015
A Detroit area doctor who intentionally misdiagnosed healthy people with cancer and treated them – was sentenced on July 10, 2015 to 45 years in prison. Dr. F. Fata, 50, admitted to ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2015
Later this year, a Richland County jury may be deciding if surgeons are guilty of medical malpractice after removing a baby's penis before his second birthday. P. and M. Crawford argue that ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2015
On June 12, 2015, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury found that Wright Medical Technology's Profemur R hip implant was defective in its manufacturing, but not in its design. Wright was ordered to ...
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Posted on Jun 30, 2015
Every surgery has its inherent risks; from bleeding to infection, fever, swelling, arrhythmias, stroke, and an adverse reaction to the medication used to make you sleep during the procedure – ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2015
The medical community acknowledges "white coat syndrome," the situation where a person's blood pressure spikes when measured at the doctor's office. While fear of needles, being ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2015
A Florida children's dentist accused of needlessly pulling children's teeth, and running a real-life "house of horrors" that included performing procedures without anesthetic agreed ...
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Posted on May 19, 2015
Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine; it involves inserting extremely thin needles through the skin to specific points on the human body. Acupuncture is explained as a technique for ...
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Posted on May 5, 2015
When a patient is injured as a result of dental malpractice, they have the right to seek legal remedies, and this includes filing a dental malpractice lawsuit, and a complaint with the state dental ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2015
Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, in 2012, approximately 227,000 women in America ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2015
Chiropractic medicine can be very good for a patient's health, especially if the patient has been in a car accident or sustained injuries in a sport-related accident. From alleviating whiplash ...
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