Month: October 2012
Client Receives Reported Largest Malpractice Verdict in Lake Co. History
Kelly Maron, 43, of Painesville, Ohio has been awarded what is believed to be the largest medical malpractice verdict in Lake County history – $910,000...
Flu Vaccines Help Prevent Senseless Deaths
Forty-three percent of American children who die from the flu are perfectly healthy beforehand, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control...
Dayton Women with Cerebral Palsy Completes Triathlon
Cerebral palsy is a severe and sometimes debilitating condition which can lead to the need for 24 hour care for the patient. Yet earlier this...
The Dangers of Medical Malware
Medical devices are susceptible to computer attacks and malware partly due to stringent U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations, according to a recent article by Technology...
Should Patients Have Access to Doctor’s Notes?
Since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Hipaa) was passed in 1996, patients have had the right to read and even amend their own...
Preventing Jackknife Truck Accidents
Jackknife accidents occur frequently in the US and injure many individuals and their families. In most cases these accidents are preventable and due primarily...
Meningitis Outbreak: Could Other Drugs Be Affected?
The drug company responsible for the recent meningitis outbreak – 247 cases, including 19 deaths as of today – is now facing scrutiny over their...
Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits Grow
Actos is a drug approved for proper use by the FDA however recent evidence indicates it can be extremely harmful to patients who use it....
Asthma Inhalers Found to Affect Growth Permanently
Children who use glucocorticoid inhalers to prevent asthma may have growth deficiencies that persist into adulthood, according to a study reported in The New York Times....
The Continuing Plague of Medical Errors
More than a decade after the scathing report, “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System,” thousands of patients are still being plagued by...
Legal Hassles for Doctor Over-Prescribing Pain Meds in Kentucky
A physician over-prescribing pain medication is an all too frequent problem in the US. In these instances there are two parties who are acting...
Medicare Patients the Victims of Higher Billing Codes
Elderly Medicare patients have been billed an additional $11 billion or more by medical professionals over the last decade due to expensive billing codes, according...