- David Mittleman | August 29, 2011 8:46 AM | Lansing, MI
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Medical Malpractice
In what doctors are calling appalling negligence, five patients in Taiwan were given organs from a donor infected with HIV. The five patients are now being treated with anti-viral drugs, but experts...
- Mark Bello | August 04, 2011 1:00 PM | Farmington Hills, MI
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Medical Malpractice
I just read a story written by Dr. Madeline Biondolillo and published in the Boston Globe. Dr. Biondolillo wrote about her mother's ordeal after suffering a heart attack. Despite several...
- David Mittleman | March 18, 2011 10:50 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Kidney transplant policies have taken the spotlight recently, after a transplant error at USC in January and yesterday's report that a recipient was infected with HIV from a donated kidney....
- David Mittleman | September 22, 2010 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Pittsburgh, PA--a patient is suing the Forbes Regional Hospital for medical malpractice afer she was allegedly contaminated with a used syringe. According to the lawsuit, Kimberlee Blocker arrived...
- David Mittleman | July 20, 2010 10:41 AM | Lansing, MI
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
After twenty years of research and many failed attempts, researchers have finally discovered a vaginal gel that will help reduce the risk of HIV infection in women by half. The announcement was made...
- David Mittleman | July 17, 2010 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Medical Malpractice
A few days ago I wrote about dirty dental equipment at a St. Louis VA hospital that has led to the HIV and Hepatitis B and C infections of thousands of veterans. Immediately after the VA sent out...
- David Mittleman | July 14, 2010 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Just a few days ago I wrote about the Philadelphia V.A. Hospital and Dr. Kao, the doctor accused of administering brachytherapy to hundreds of veterans who suffered cancer relapses and tremendous...
- David Mittleman | August 30, 2009 11:42 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
The Centers for Disease Control are currently considering making routine circumcision mandatory for baby boys born in the United States. Circumcision is considered a method of reducing the spread of...
- David Mittleman | March 27, 2009 3:00 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
Veterans that underwent colonoscopies between May 2004 and March 2009 may be at risk for hepatitis and HIV. This past Monday, a Miami Veterans Hospital sent 3,260 patients letters warning them about...
- David Mittleman | November 13, 2008 12:17 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Medical Devices & Implants
It has been over 27 years since the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, was first reported in the United States in the early 1980's. The syndrome is a set of infections and symptoms that...