The production of four types of mesh implants used to treat urinary incontinence, and known as controversial for years, has been halted by Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon division, according to the New York Times.Despite two large groups of lawsuits filed by women who...
According to Cleveland's News Channel 5's Investigators, an alarming statistic was released by the Medical Billing Advocates of America, a group of experts who help patients with fraudulent billing activity: mistakes are found on 90 percent of the approximately...
Four former sales staff members tipped off authorities to Abbott Laboratories' improper marketing of medication and will now split $84 million, according to the Columbus Dispatch."Abbott made the payment to settle claims that it improperly marketed the neurologic...
New emergency room protocols will make it more difficult for patients to receive narcotic painkillers from ERs and urgent-care centers, the source of nearly 40 percent of all painkillers, according to the Columbus Dispatch."Strong pain pills will be harder to get;...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is running a year-long examination of a system that affects every patient in America, usually causing undue stress and a myriad of questions: medical billing.The centers for Medicare Medicaid Services announced there would be a one-year...
Several hospitals across the country are adopting an apology program based on the assumption that saying “I’m sorry” would make patients less likely to sue, reducing the number of medical malpractice lawsuits, according to WBUR, Boston’s NPR...
