Medical Malpractice

• "Fleeing Doctors" Given Proper Burial By KY Blog

  Bob Carroll | January 02, 2006 6:35 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Wow!! BlueGrassReport's EVEN MORE PHONY Medical Malpractice Lies takes on the "fleeing doctors" claim of the tort reformers and gives it the burial it deserves.

• These Surgeries May Do More Harm Than Good

  Bob Carroll | December 31, 2005 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Doctor, is there an alternative to this surgery? This may be the best question you ever ask. Consumer Reports has listed 12 surgeries you may be better off without. The conclusion: "before you have these invasive procedures, check out safer alternatives." Among the 12 surgeries are Angiography, Cesarean section, Enlarged-prostate procedures, Surgery for back pain and Surgical weight loss. ...

• Blood Thinner Overdose Linked To Bleeding Problems

  Staff Writer | December 30, 2005 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A recent study conducted by Duke University's Dr. Karen Alexander found that almost 50% of heart attack patients are given too high a dosage of blood thinning medication, and this can lead to excessive bleeding.Those given too much of two newer blood thinners -- low molecular weight heparin and drugs sometimes called ''super-aspirin'' -- had more than a 30 percent increased chance of major...

• U.S. Health Care Most Expensive & Most Error Prone

  Jeremy Thurman | December 30, 2005 10:44 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  Not only do Americans pay much more for medical treatment than anyone else in the world, they also bear the brunt of the most medical errors, according to a survey covering the USA, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Almost 7,000 patients were consulted.The survey supported by The Commonwealth Fund finds that one-third of U.S. patients with health problems reported...

• Heart Attack Drugs Often Misprescribed

  Jeremy Thurman | December 29, 2005 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Emergency room doctors treating heart attack patients often fail to administer powerful clot-preventing drugs in the proper doses, a new study finds.One common error is to overprescribe -- giving doses large enough to cause potentially dangerous bleeding, according to researchers reporting in the Dec. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

• Family Doctor or Specialist for Serious Problems?

  Jeremy Thurman | December 29, 2005 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A while back, I did a deposition of a family physician. The deposition was regarding a cardiovascular disease. During the deposition, I began to ask the family physician general questions regarding the symptomology of the disease and what signs she would look at to diagnose the patient that they had this cardiovascular disease. To my amazement, the good doctor could only name one of about 7...

• Some Heart Attack And Stroke Patients Are Not Receiving Timely Care In The ER

  Bob Carroll | December 29, 2005 6:10 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  If you were fortunate enough to make it to an Emergency Room soon after a heart attack or a stroke you would hope the best medical care would be provided immediately. TPA (tissue plasminogen activator) is often the most appropriate care, but it must be given within three hours for a stroke and twelve hours for a heart attack. I thank Jeremy Thurman of Napoli Bern, LLP, New York City Personal...

• Doctors And Controlled Prescription Drugs May Not Mix

  Bob Carroll | December 29, 2005 5:44 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Miami personal injury lawyer Jon M. Herskowitz posts about a study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University that should light our hair on fire. Jon reports the study finds almost half of doctors and pharmacists have limited training in prescribing and handling controlled prescription drugs. More details about the study can be found at Under the...

• Medical Negligence Awards Not Affecting Rising Costs of Doctors' Premiums

  Staff Writer | December 28, 2005 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A study of medical negligence awards payments from 1991 to 2003 finds that increases in payments are consistent with health care costs and are not driving up the costs of premiums for doctors. See abstract of article: Medical Malpractice "crisis"

• Doctors, Pharmacists Need More Training on Prescription Drug Abuse

  Staff Writer | December 28, 2005 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University finds that almost half of doctors and pharmacists have limited training in prescribing and handling controlled prescription drugs.See complete article--Under the Counter: The Diversion and Abuse of Controlled Prescription Drugs in the U.S. at...