A study published this morning on the website for medical journal Pediatrics has some pretty scary numbers for parents whose children use contacts or are treated in the emergency room. Researchers from the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health found that nearly 70,000 children are injured every year by medical devices, The study looked covered […]
We want to believe that the hospital is a safe place. When that hope is unrealized, we expect corrective measures to be taken. If hospital negligence or error results in injury to yourself or a loved one, you expect responsibility to be accepted by those responsible. If a physician will not or cannot correct his […]
Ductal carcinoma in situ, abbreviated as DCIS, is held to be the earliest indicator of breast cancer. Every year, 50,000 woman are diagnosed with DCIS in the United States. Many of these women opt for surgery to remove the mass of irregular cells, which appears near the milk ducts on the breast. Some even go so […]
According to a recent study by the American Cancer Society (ACS), incidence of cancer is decreasing across the country. So is the rate of cancer-related deaths, though it remains the number-two killer in the United States. For women, the rate of new cancer patients decreased by 0.5 percent, due in large part to drops in […]
To recap yesterday’s post, a 24-state compact allows nurses from one state to work in any participating state. Instead of being re-certified, these nurses are allowed to use their home-state nursing license to acquire employment. The problem with this system is that nurses suspected of negligence, nursing errors, drug abuse and other infractions are usually able […]
Say you’re a nurse in Wisconsin, accused of medical negligence and facing harsh disciplinary actions. What should you do? Should you: a) stay and accept your punishment? b) go undercover? c) move to North Carolina and continue your nursing career there? If you answered “c,” then you win! What do you win? […]
When you visit a hospital, you have a reasonable expectation of safety. If you are admitted to a hospital for treatment, then you expect that said visit will expedite your climb back to wellness. If you are visiting a loved one in the hospital, you expect that they are being properly cared for and allowed to recover. […]
Hospital negligence comes in a lot of different forms, and a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in St. Louis seems intent on practicing just about every one of them. In one of the most blatant instances of complete and total disregard for patient safety, about 1,800 war veterans treated at the hospital may have been infected with diseases like […]
A recent survey of more than 1,000 doctors asked two questions: Do physicians order more tests and procedures than patients need to protect themselves from malpractice suits? Are protections against unwarranted medical malpractice lawsuits needed to decrease the unnecessary use of diagnostic tests? Perhaps unsurprisingly, more than 90 percent of doctors polled responded with a […]
