What New Policies Can Protect Young Athletes From Concussions?
Earlier in June, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted new policies that can help prevent long-term complications associated with sports-related concussions. Under the policies, the AMA will develop new methods for treating concussions by developing age-specific guidelines. The policy will also recommend guidelines for recognizing and treating concussions in athletes. Concussions have become a widespread… Read more »
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Posted in Traumatic Brain Injuries
American Medical Association Targets Television Doctors
The American Medical Association (AMA) has taken a strong stance against doctors accused of giving bogus advice to millions of television viewers. Dr. Oz, who has his own television show with four million daily viewers, has become the most recent and public target of the AMA. AMA members are expected to create ethical guidelines for… Read more »
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Posted in Medical Malpractice
Florida Oncologist Charged With Giving Cancer Patients Unapproved Drugs
A Florida oncologist has been indicted for giving cancer patients unapproved medications for chemotherapy. According to federal health officials involved with the case, the oncologist had been giving her patients drugs not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the last six years. Many of the drugs came from other countries at lower… Read more »
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Posted in Medical Negligence
Palm Beach Hospital Under Fire For Child Surgery Deaths
St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach has fired back at a CNN report alleging that its hospital has a mortality rate for pediatric open-heart surgery at three times the national average. According to the yearlong investigation from CNN, there have been eight infant deaths since the pediatric open-heart surgery program opened in 2011…. Read more »
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Posted in Medical Malpractice
Researchers Plan To Use Viruses In Fight Against Hospital Superbugs
Researchers are creating clever new ways to attack and destroy antibiotic resistant “superbugs” in hospitals. Molecular biologists with Tel Aviv University in Israel argue it is necessary to find new ways to fight bacteria, as some strains have become immune to antibiotics. Viruses could be used as an alternative for fighting antibiotic resistant bacteria such… Read more »
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Posted in Medical Malpractice
Why Do “Never Events” Happen?
Last week, we wrote a blog post on the future of surgical procedures and the widespread use of advanced robotics. In the post, we discussed how robots were so accurate they could perform brain surgery on one of the world’s smallest insects and had error rates of close to zero percent. Human error during surgery,… Read more »
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Posted in Surgical Errors
“House Of Horrors” Dentist Quits Over Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Last week, we informed our readers about a truly horrific case of medical malpractice involving a Florida dentist. Local media had dubbed the dentist’s office a “House of Horrors”, in which dangerous and unnecessary procedures were performed on young children, sometimes without anesthesia. The dentist recently quit his practice and surrendered his medical license in… Read more »
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Posted in Medical Malpractice
Florida Supreme Court Declares Change In Medical Malpractice Caps
The Florida Supreme Court recently ruled against an appeal on medical malpractice caps, which have been set at $500,000 since 2003. In September 2003, former Governor Jeb Bush signed into law restrictions on awards from medical malpractice suits. However, the case of a woman who suffered permanent damage to her leg during a surgery in… Read more »
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Posted in Medical Malpractice
How Do Lawyers Choose Cases?
Florida Medical Malpractice Attorney on Representing Negligence Claims Will a lawyer take my case? This common question can be difficult to answer. In this video, our Florida medical malpractice attorney explains what types of medical malpractice cases the law firm of Shapiro Law Group handles and why. During a free attorney consultation, our Florida medical… Read more »
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Helping Children Hurt by Doctors
Child Medical Malpractice Lawyers Near Tampa Bay In this video, our Florida attorney explains how the law firm is much more than child medical malpractice lawyers. We are advocates for young children seriously harmed due to improper medical care. Our work as child medical malpractice lawyers and advocates for victims of blindness in newborns has… Read more »
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