New Study Finds Acupuncture Is Effective
September 12, 2012
The result of a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has found that traditional acupuncture for the treatment of chronic pain to be “effective,” is more than a placebo, and is a reasonable referral option. However, the therapeutic benefit of acupuncture includes a su[...]
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What Is Medical Malpractice? (Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri)
September 11, 2012
What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri: Arkansas Arkansas Code, 16-114-206. Burden of proof. (a) In any action for medical injury, when the asserted negligence does not lie within the jury’s co[...]
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Florida Hospice Whistleblower Lawsuit
September 10, 2012
“Hospice” has been defined as a “facility or program designed to provide a caring environment for meeting the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill.” (Source) Medicare provides hospice care benefits to Medicare beneficiaries who have a terminal illness (a lif[...]
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What Is Medical Malpractice? (Maryland, California, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina)
September 8, 2012
What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Maryland, California, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina: Maryland MD. COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS, Code Ann. § 3-2A-02 (2012) § 3-2A-02. Exclusiveness of procedures(1) In any a[...]
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Apology From Thalidomide Manufacturer 50 Years Later
September 5, 2012
Thalidomide was introduced in 1953 by the family-owned German pharmaceutical company, Grunenthal, and was used by thousands of women throughout Europe and Canada to treat morning sickness associated with pregnancy during the 1950s. It was available as an over-the-counter drug in Germany beginning [...]
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Tennessee Nursing Home Fined For Resident’s Rape
September 2, 2012
The Fairpark Healthcare Center nursing home in Maryville, Tennessee, which is owned by Kindred Healthcare Inc. (“Kindred”), has been fined $3,000 by the Tennessee Department of Health and is being fined $6,000 per day by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”)[...]
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Donated Kidney Thrown Out With The Trash During Surgery
September 1, 2012
On August 10, 2012, at Ohio’s University of Toledo Medical Center, a man voluntarily had surgery to have one of his healthy kidneys removed so that it could be implanted into his sister, who desperately needed a kidney transplant. In what appears to have been an unfathomable hospital error[...]
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