Posts tagged physician

• 17-Year-Old Plays "Doogie Howser" at Florida Hospital

  David Mittleman | September 07, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Matthew Scheidt apparently thought he had everyone fooled at a Florida hospital when he posed as a physician's assistant and even went so far as to perform CPR, physical examinations, and accessed...

• John Hopkins' Shooting Highlights Importance of Legal Recourse for Patients and Their Families

  David Mittleman | September 18, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I have often worried that a disgruntled patient, or their family member, who lacked adequate recourse might resort to drastic measures to resolve their situation. Take, for example, the recent...

• Who's Watching Out for You When It Comes to Medical Malpractice?

  David Mittleman | May 24, 2010 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Have you ever wondered who’s looking out for you if you are the victim of medical malpractice? Unfortunately, it’s probably not state departments of health—at least that’s...

• FDA Expert Panel Votes to Recommend Crestor for Healthy Patients

  David Mittleman | December 20, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A Food and Drug Administration expert panel recently voted 12-4 to recommend the potent statin, Crestor, for patients who have no history of heart disease and who don't fit the traditional profile...

• NC Medical Board Attempts Transparency on Website, Meets With Opposition

  David Mittleman | December 13, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In response to a new law, the North Carolina Medical Board announced last Monday that it has expanded its website to include malpractice settlements or judgments and criminal records for 35,000...

• Michigan Supreme Court to Determine Patient Privacy Rights

  David Mittleman | December 09, 2009 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Most of us would consider our personal health information to be just that – personal. It is important to our health to be frank and open with our doctors about conditions that may seem...

• Michigan Medical Malpractice Claims Fraught With Obstacles

  David Mittleman | November 04, 2009 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Most of us know little or nothing about the practice of medicine. When we go to our doctors, for everything from a routine checkup to a serious emergency, we trust in them to conduct a proper and...

• Choosing the Right Doctor

  David Mittleman | July 20, 2009 4:57 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone. Many of you probably recognize this famous quote as part of the English...

• Drug Companies Now Barred From Giving Doctors Free Gifts

  David Mittleman | January 07, 2009 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  New pharmaceutical industry guidelines will likely stop most drug companies from handing out swag with corporate logo’s. The new rules bar the free distribution of pens, coffee mugs, staplers,...

• Can a Photograph Save Your Life?

  David Mittleman | December 05, 2008 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Doctors who read diagnostic images - such as x-rays, MRIs, and CT scans - see a lot of pictures over the course of their day. One picture they usually don’t see, however, is an actual...