Posts tagged veterans

• Medical Malpractice Suit Over Contaminated Colonoscopy Equipment Heads to Court

  David Mittleman | July 16, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Robert Metzler, age 69 and a U.S. Air Force veteran, prided himself on his healthy diet, workout regimen, and overall good health. But four years ago, after receiving a colonoscopy at the Miami VA...

• Veterans Receive False Lou Gehrig's Disease Diagnoses

  David Mittleman | September 03, 2009 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently made a huge mistake when they sent letters to veterans, informing them that they had Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Department promises that they...

• VA Contends it Breached A Duty of Reasonable Care, but not Liable for Personal Injuries

  Mark Bello | July 19, 2011 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  An Air Force veteran has headed to court in what might potentially be the first of hundreds of medical malpractice cases against VA Hospitals. The man filed a $30 million medical malpractice lawsuit...

• Veterans Day is Tomorrow the 11th of November

  David Mittleman | November 10, 2010 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  If you slept safe and sound last night, you can thank a veteran. In parts of the US, events are starting today to honor our nation's veterans. The holiday which is recognized in other parts of the...

• Army Investigation Reveals Hundreds of Gravesite Mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery

  David Mittleman | August 02, 2010 12:45 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Arlington National Cemetery serves as sacred ground for our country’s fallen wartime heroes. For the friends and family members of these brave men and women, being able to attend to a...

• House Committee on Veterans Affairs Blasts St. Louis VA Hospital for Poor Treatment of Veterans

  David Mittleman | July 17, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, 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...

• Over 1,800 Veterans Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis Because of Dirty Dental Equipment

  David Mittleman | July 14, 2010 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, 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...

• Veterans File Med Mal Lawsuits Against Philly VA Hospital for Botched Radiation Treatments

  David Mittleman | July 11, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Last year I wrote about a “rogue” VA hospital and the large number of veterans that received a new treatment for prostate cancer. That treatment, Brachytherapy is a new technique to...

• Cognitive Rehabilitation Services for our Wounded Veterans.

  Timothy Smith | August 05, 2009 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  I'm pleased to see that the invisible injuries suffered by our veterans as a result of concussive injuries sustained during their duty are starting to be recognized as a serious medical situation...

• Brain Injury Association of Michigan Updates

  Timothy Smith | July 28, 2009 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  The nice thing about sitting on the Board of Directors to the Brain Injury Association of Michigan [BIAMI] is the constant updates I receive from the organization that will assist individuals and...