Posts tagged hospital

• Woman Goes Blind from Deadly Cocktail of Prescription Drugs

  David Mittleman | May 25, 2012 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  It is vitally important that you don't mix prescription drugs. Typically, hospitals and pharmacists are a key component of ensuring that the wrong drugs do not get mixed together in a...

• "Miracle" Baby Found Alive in Morgue

  David Mittleman | April 13, 2012 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  After believing that they had lost their baby shortly after she was born, an Argentinian couple received a miracle when they went to visit their baby one last time in the morgue and heard her...

• The Drowsy Driver

  Mark Bello | April 03, 2012 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Does this sound familiar? You are driving late at night and you begin to yawn. Next, your eyelids start to droop. Then, your head begins to bob. You continue driving, thinking you can reach your...

• Doctors Could Predict Heart Attack in Advance With Blood Test

  David Mittleman | March 22, 2012 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A heart attack is a very scary and potentially life-threatening event. While doctors can quickly tell that someone is having a heart attack while it is occuring, they can't know in advance...

• Dropping the Pen Helps Doctors Reduce Prescription Errors

  David Mittleman | February 03, 2012 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  There is a definitely a push towards moving hospital records from paper to digital form. This push may actually be very important, considering that researchers recently found that when doctors...

• Fewer Children Dying in Drowning Accidents

  David Mittleman | January 18, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Drowning is one of the leading causes of death for young children, with an estimated 1,100 deaths per year for children ages 1 to 19 years old. Public health officials have contributed...

• Woman Loses Arm and Breasts to Flesh-Eating Bacteria Caused by Bath Salts

  David Mittleman | January 17, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In the past I've written about a dangerous product with the innocuous sounding name of bath salts--but don't be fooled, this product is anything but harmless. In fact, bath salts are...

• Government Report Finds 86% of Medical Errors Aren't Reported

  David Mittleman | January 12, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a stunning 86% of medical errors aren't reported in databases of the incident reporting system. This system...

• Auto No-Fault: Meet Katie and Katlin

  Timothy Smith | January 10, 2012 5:05 PM | 3 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A moving video piece put together by the Michigan Health and Hospital Association that puts a face to the reason why we can't change Michigan's Auto No-Fault...

• Small Overdoses of Tylenol Can Be Deadly

  David Mittleman | November 25, 2011 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  You might think its harmless if you take a few more Tylenol than the suggested amount to quiet that massive pounding in your head. But recent reports suggest that even small and consistent...