Posts tagged medical malpractice

• What Happened Before Man Jumped Off The Carnival Sensation

  Eddie Farah | September 04, 2009 1:34 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Martha Jackson, a passenger on the Carnival Sensation, returning from four nights in the Bahamas, heard the splash. A 34-year-old unidentified man from Philadelphia jumped from his sixth-deck suite...

• The Cost To Society of Rampant Medical Malpractice

  Ed Normand | August 07, 2008 5:36 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Every year there is a study called the Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study. The name speaks for itself. Sadly every year for the 5 years it has been in existence shows shocking amounts of...

• Compulsive Gambling and Mirapex Verdict $8.2 Million

  Eddie Farah | August 02, 2008 1:33 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A drug given to treat Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is the focus of a number of trials underway in the District Court of Minneapolis. More than 200 plaintiffs are taking their case...

• Breast Cancer Mis-Diagnosis and Late Diagnosis

  Robert Blanchard | December 22, 2006 12:22 PM | 1 CommentPensacola, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  An international panel updated their standards on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, as reported in the October 2006 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). According to the American Cancer Society, invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in 211,240 women and will cause more than 40,000 deaths in 2005. The updated statement reflects the conclusions of a panel...

• Benefits Of A Doctor Who Takes His Time To Do It Right

  Bob Carroll | December 18, 2006 6:54 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Some medical malpractice occurs simply because the medical provider does not spend enough time doing the job at hand. It is identical to the plumber who does a poor job making his connections in the rush to get to the next job or on the way home. Or, to the home inspector who has twice as many homes to inspect as he should have in his work day. It is not a failure of training or experience. ...

• Old Surgeons Not a Problem

  Robert Blanchard | December 04, 2006 10:05 AM | 1 CommentPensacola, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  When you need complex cardiovascular or cancer surgery, you have to choose a surgeon and many patients may select an older physician, assuming his experience may be needed. New research says they are right - experience helps. A study designed to address this issue used approximately 461,000 Medicare records to assess the association between age of the listed operator and surgical mortality. For...

• The Guessing Game We Call The Practice Of Medicine?

  Bob Carroll | May 24, 2006 5:56 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to the American Prospect, your guess may be as good as mine (and your doctor's) about your medical problem.It's easy to forget how much of American medicine is a guessing game, how your treatments are a composite result of your doctor's experiences, biases, treasured anecdotes, and personal reactions to his own training. Most folks think medicine operates off a rigidly defined set of...

• The West Nile Virus Transplanted Along With Donated Organs

  Bob Carroll | May 17, 2006 6:40 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  It is a medical miracle that organ transplantation has progressed so far. The New York Times reports on two transplants that transmitted the West Nile virus. The article raises difficult questions of screening and testing that deserve serious study and discussion.In the antiseptic prose of medical journals, he was "the lung recipient," she "the liver recipient." In real life, they were two...

• Searching For The Frivolous Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Bob Carroll | April 30, 2006 9:44 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  If it were possible to focus our attention on one really big issue in medical care would frivolous lawsuits be anywhere near the top of the list? Not according to Frivolous lawsuits? Pfft!, a post by Marie Carnes at Disarranging Mine. Marie, who says she has been a legal secretary for both plaintiff and defense lawyers for 30 years, has only seen one lawsuit that should never have been filed....

• Be A Questioning Patient In Your Doctor's Office

  Bob Carroll | April 20, 2006 7:04 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I think I would like Dr. Fred Ernst. He gave a talk in Alabama recently that should have been on national television. The Birmingham News article, excerpted below, hits the main point - patients have to ask questions and, then, even more questions. Maybe a doctor can comment on this proactive approach to health care.Patients urged to ask doctors questions In an era of medical errors, people...