Can a Doctor Become a Drug Dealer?
Kirkwood Family Practice of Dayton, Ohio is under fire for the overdose deaths of seven patients. According to the Ohio Attorney General, Dr. David C. Kirkwood is responsible for running a “pill mill,” dispensing prescription drugs to recipients in his home state as well as Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia…. Read more »
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Can I Sue a Physician for My Child’s Cerebral Palsy?
A Georgia woman has received a verdict in her favor after suing her hospital for birth injuries sustained by her daughter. According to the woman, nurses at Gwinnett Medical Center failed to accurately interpret information provided by medical equipment, leading to prolonged oxygen deprivation during the baby’s delivery. The mother alleged that the infant had… Read more »
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Are Doctors Withholding Information from Patients?
A litany of lawsuits has been issued against Orange Park Medical Center for various examples of medical misconduct, despite vehement denial of malpractice by hospital spokespeople. The suits allege that the hospital has committed fatal errors and violated Florida’s Medical Malpractice Act and Nurse Practice Act, as well as the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement… Read more »
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Why Are Malpractice Caps a Bad Thing?
Medical malpractice caps are ceilings placed on medical malpractice payouts regardless of the extent of the victim’s injuries, the merit of the case, or the severity of the hospital’s misconduct. This means that no matter what a hospital does to you or your loved ones, certain states will only allow you to collect a certain… Read more »
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What Kinds of Mistakes Can Doctors Make?
Dr. Charles Coonan Streit, a California urologist for the last 41 years, was placed on probation recently because of a botched kidney operation. According to the state medical board, the longtime physician failed to double-check which of his patient’s kidneys was the one with cancer. The doctor removed the patient’s healthy kidney, leaving the diseased… Read more »
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Is Your Doctor Lying about Your Surgery?
The case of Aria Sabit, a Detroit-based back surgeon who was arrested in November by federal authorities, has developed further, with the FBI asking for more of his victims to step forward. Sabit is facing over two dozen medical malpractice allegations, and he recently surrendered his medical license as a result. Sabit is accused of… Read more »
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Are Nursing Home Residents Overmedicated?
A federal law known colloquially as a “chemical restraint” prohibits nurses in nursing homes from medicating their residents for the sake of convenience. Medicine must be prescribed based on medical need only. However, studies showed that 300,000 nursing home residents are currently prescribed antipsychotic drugs, and not all of the nursing home residents need these… Read more »
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When Is It Too Late to File a Malpractice Lawsuit?
The plaintiff in a malpractice lawsuit against Medtronic Inc. has lost following a Florida federal judge’s ruling that the claim against Medtronic was not filed within the two year statute of limitations for the surgery in question, nor was it filed within the four-year repose period. The surgery performed on the plaintiff involved the implantation… Read more »
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How Often Do Doctors Take Responsibility for Their Mistakes of Their Own Volition?
A study done by professor of surgery Dr. Marty Makary was published last week and found that most health institutions are less than forthcoming when it comes to mistakes made on the operating table. Based on responses from 236 patients who completed the survey, the major findings were as follows: 9 percent of patients reported… Read more »
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What Can Happen When Doctors Fail to Note a Preexisting Condition?
A retired U.S. Navy vet has been left vegetative after what was intended to be a routine colonoscopy/endoscopy went terribly wrong. The veteran suffered from obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which the flow of air through the human airways becomes obstructed due to a relaxation of the throat muscles during sleep. When sufferers of… Read more »
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