Month: June 2013
Six Common, Often Unnecessary Surgeries
All patients should be aware of six common surgeries that carry significant risks of being done without medical necessity, according to federal data and independent...
Hospital CEOs Rewarded for Volume, Not Improved Care
Hospital CEOs throughout the U.S. continue to be awarded bonuses for driving the kind of profits and expansion many say are no longer affordable for...
Prescription Abuse Remains Rampant on College Campuses
Up to 35 percent of all college kids report using prescription ADHD pills like Adderall and Ritalin as a study tool, a staggering statistic that...
Supreme Court Rules Against Human Gene Patents
Naturally-occurring human genes, including the breast cancer predisposition gene (BRCA), can no longer be patented by companies thanks to a recent decision by the Supreme...
Dangers of Polypharmacy of Prescription Drugs
Many Americans, particularly those over the age of 60, are taking prescription drugs which harm more than help them, according to a recent review of...
Ohio Nursing Home Abuse Caught on Camera
Patient abuse and neglect caught on surveillance cameras will shut down a Zanesville, Ohio nursing home as part of a statewide initiative to better the...
Nursing Home Elder Abuse Increasing at Alarming Rates
Mistreatment among senior citizens continues to be a nationwide crisis with an estimated three to five million older adults being victim of some form of...
More Hospitals Owning Up to Mistakes
While medical mistakes may be difficult for doctors to admit, more hospitals are wisely writing error disclosures into their facilities’ policies to avoid similar lapses...
Ohio Nursing Home Ranked Among Worst Nationwide
A Cincinnati-area nursing home has been placed on a federal “Special Focus Facility” list, ranking it among the worst facilities in the country due to...
Bill to Limit Commercial Trucks Gains Support
Families and survivors of truck crash fatalities and injuries have joined with the Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) to limit commercial truck size and weight limits...
Heart Patients Warned Against Common Antibiotics
Patients with underlying heart disease should not use antibiotics commonly prescribed for bronchitis and sinus infections as they may dramatically increase the risk of death...
Health of US Newborns Ranked Last in Industrialized World
The U.S. has the highest first-day death rate in the industrialized world, worse than 68 other countries, and the highest teenage birth rate of any...