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FDA Bans HCG Diet Weight Loss Products
Written on 9 Dec, 2011 at 16:14 in Defective Product, Drug Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury | | No Comments
Controversial fad diet products containing a human hormone found in pregnant women were made illegal earlier this week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the products from being sold over-the-counter. ... (Continue reading)
New Study Suggests Doing Away With Six Month Wait For Liver Transplants
Arguments are brewing from both sides over a new study that finds alcoholics in need of liver transplants should not have to prove their commitment to a change in lifestyle by staying sober for a six-month period prior to the... (Continue reading)
Was Nurse Lay Off The Right Move?
When a 9-year-old girl collapsed and died in a Dayton, Ohio, elementary school, parents began to wonder if the School Board’s decision to lay off one-third of it’s nursing staff two months prior to the incident was the right move. ... (Continue reading)
Scrubs’ Bacteria May Transmit MRSA To Patients
Hospital uniforms worn by doctors and staff tested positive for germs that can cause drug-resistant MRSA and pneumonia according to a study of hospital clothing published in the American Journal of Infection Control. In the study, half of the... (Continue reading)
Private Doctors Overtaken By Huge Hospitals
The worst thing about this new business model is that it frequently does not lead to improved care... (Continue reading)
Bacteria Outbreak In Parma Hospital’s Water System
Water tests at the Parma Community General Hospital in Parma, Ohio, had results showing elevated levels of Legionella bacterium in the water system. ... (Continue reading)
Surgical Mesh Warning Issued by the FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning Wednesday regarding the dangers of surgical mesh being used to support organs in women suffering from pelvic prolapse, a condition in which internal body parts, like the bladder and reproductive organs,... (Continue reading)
Cincinnati Woman Fights Hospital Over Bill
Written on 17 Jun, 2011 at 9:37 in Defective Product, Drug Injury, Medical Malpractice | | No Comments
The report told the story of a woman who had rotator cuff surgery in February of this year expecting to pay about one hundred dollars for the procedure after her insurance company paid their share.... (Continue reading)
Please, Enough with the Tort Reform: At This Rate, Ohio Citizens Will Have No Rights!
Written on 13 Jun, 2011 at 7:57 in Medical Malpractice | | No Comments
June 13, 2011 Several years ago the legislature capped financial awards for medical malpractice lawsuits, and earlier this year the state’s largest physician group asked lawmakers to expand legal protections for doctors into additional areas. The Ohio State Medical Association wants the... (Continue reading)
Can Hospitals Trim Liability Costs?
A greater commitment to patient safety drives lower liability expenses; the changes that reduce medical liability costs are cultural, not overtly financial, say the experts. ... (Continue reading)