Posts tagged surgery

• We Won't Be Suing Anyone Else

  Mike Bryant | April 01, 2012 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  April Fools! Actually, we can cut down on lawsuits if everyone looked at working toward that goal. Legitimate lawsuits are based upon negligence by the defendant. No negligence and there is no...

• St Cloud Hospital Again Sees A Reduction In Adverse Medical Events In 2011

  Mike Bryant | January 22, 2012 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Minnesota adverse medical reports are out and there was an increase of 11 events in 2011 from 2010. A total of 316 time, serious preventable hospital errors took place. Locally, St Cloud...

• FDA Sights Concerns From 1-800-GET-THIN

  Mike Bryant | January 02, 2012 1:51 AM | 2 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Federal health officials have issued warnings to eight surgical centers in California and the advertising firm “1-800-GET-THIN” for misleading advertisements promoting Lap-Band...

• Round Up of Medical Miracles

  Mike Bryant | May 28, 2011 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  From time to time, I point out recent medical advancements that continue to impress me. This past month, I saw a couple that really did seem like Miracles. - BoingBoing points out a couple of...

• The Horror of Wrong Eye Surgery

  Mike Bryant | May 23, 2011 9:58 AM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  As a law clerk I got the chance to see a medical malpractice suit in federal court involving damage done to an eye. The thing that really was impressed upon me was the major problems that people...

• Round Up: A Number of Medical Concerns

  Mike Bryant | April 30, 2011 9:08 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I like writing about medical innovation and improvements more than I like writing about the failures and problems. The thing is, I hope that shining a light on the bad parts is what pushes the...

• What is Going On with Johnson & Johnson?

  Mike Bryant | April 25, 2011 7:00 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  I remember growing us when they were a trusted company. They had the baby stuff that always gave you a warm and comforting feeling. There was the stuff they did, that I didn't understand at a young...

• There Will Be No More Lawsuits

  Mike Bryant | April 01, 2011 7:49 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  April Fools! Actually, I was thinking about this again this year, it would help a lot if everyone looked at working toward that goal. Legitimate lawsuits are based upon negligence by the defendant....

• Round Up: Some Health Issues

  Mike Bryant | March 19, 2011 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I am always fascinated by the various health issues out there. Here are a couple I came up on recently. - How dirty is that grocery cart? Recent MSNBC reports are that there is major E.coli...

• 2010 Adverse Medical Events Still High In Minnesota

  Mike Bryant | January 30, 2011 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The annual Minnesota Department of Health report concluded that the number of “adverse events” in Minnesota hospitals grew slightly in 2010. Of the 305 reported: • Ten deaths and...