Wyoming Nursing Home With One-Star Rating Failed July Survey
September 4, 2019
A Wyoming nursing home that has the lowest rating (one star) under Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare rating system failed its July 2019 survey that stated, in part: “Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide necessary incontinence supplies for 3 sam[...]
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Medical Tourism – Galenia Hospital, Cancun, Mexico
August 31, 2019
A 56-year-old woman from Mississippi, who needed knee replacement surgery that would be covered under her husband’s health care insurance, chose to have the surgery performed at Galenia Hospital in Cancun, Mexico, where a surgeon from Wisconsin flew in to perform the surgery. Not only did the [...]
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Lyme Disease And Tick Bites
August 15, 2019
The CDC has published “TICKBORNE DISEASES OF THE UNITED STATES A Reference Manual for Healthcare Providers Fifth Edition, 2018” that provides the following advice: TICK BITES/PREVENTION Ticks are generally found near the ground, in brushy or wooded areas. They can’t jump or fly. Instea[...]
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FDA Issues Safety Alert Regarding Fecal Transplantation
August 7, 2019
On June 13, 2019, the FDA issued a safety alert in which it stated, in part, “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing health care providers and patients of the potential risk of serious or life-threatening infections with the use of fecal microbiota for transplantation (FMT). The a[...]
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Investigation Finds Suicide Crisis In U.S. Jails
August 1, 2019
Suicide is reported to be the leading cause of deaths in U.S. jails, peaking at 50 deaths per 100,000 inmates in 2014 (data is unavailable for the years after 2014 but there were more than 300 suicides in local jails reported in nine U.S. states from 2015 to 2017). Federal statistics for 2014 report[...]
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Allergan Textured Breast Implants Recalled At FDA’s Request
July 26, 2019
On July 24, 2019, the FDA issued a safety communication requesting Allergan to voluntarily recall certain breast implants and tissue expanders to protect patients from risks associated with certain textured breast implants. The macro-textured implants, like the BIOCELL textured implants manufactured[...]
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