Posts in December, 2012

Dec 28 Surgical Equipment Tools Are Still Being Left Behind In Patients And Wrong Body Parts Operated On During Surgery. Why?

In the December 19 issue of the journal Surgery , an analysis of medical records showed that doctors leave towels, scalpels, ...

Dec 28 If You Signed A Ski Resort Or Snow Tubing Accident Release Form Before Being Injured On The Slope, Can You Sue Or Have A Lawsuit?

Now that our first snow storm of the season is upon us, many are hitting the slopes to ski, snow board or go snow tubing. As with ...

Dec 28 Can A Stomach Virus, Stomach Flu Or Food Poisoning While Pregnant Hurt Your Baby?

Most times, a stomach virus, stomach flu or food poisoning is not dangerous to your baby while you are pregnant. A pregnant mother ...

Dec 27 Sepsis, Septic Shock, Blood Poisoning Or Untreated Infections Can Cause Heart Failure, Liver Damage, Kidney Failure, Amputations, Blindness And Death.

In Brooklyn, New York (NY), a mother of a 12-year old daughter, underwent a routine gynecological (GYN) operation. During the ...

Dec 21 Blood Clot, Stroke Or Heart Attack Risk With Pradaxa And Heart Valves Warns The Food And Drug Administration (FDA).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning doctors, health care providers and the public that Pradaxa (dabigatran ...

Dec 05 A Patient Who Fell In The Hospital May Have Fallen In The Radiology Department Due To Negligence.

According to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, from 2005 through 2009, the number of patient falls in hospitals which ...