CDC’s Fungal Meningitis Update (October 7, 2012)
October 8, 2012
On October 7, 2012, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) updated the information regarding the recent fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States. The CDC update stated: CDC is coordinating a multistate investigation of meningitis among patients who received e[...]
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Maryland’s New Physician Advertising Law
October 8, 2012
Maryland enacted a new law regarding advertising by physicians that became effective on October 1, 2012. The new law can be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Health Occupations Article, Section 14-503, and is entitled “Advertising.” The intent of Section 14-503 is described as [...]
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Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
October 7, 2012
On October 6, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that seven people have died as a result of a fungal meningitis outbreak, and 64 people in 9 U.S. states have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis that are linked to the use of contaminated steroid injections (epidu[...]
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Chiropractor Malpractice Statistics
September 27, 2012
Quoting from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Chiropractors treat patients with health problems of the musculoskeletal system, which is made up of bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. They use spinal manipulation and other techniqu[...]
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New Mexico $2 Million Verdict For Bad Back Surgery
September 24, 2012
On September 7, 2012, a medical malpractice jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico returned its verdict in the amount of $2 million after five days of trial and deliberating for less than three hours, in favor of a man whose back surgery in May, 2008 resulted in the man suffering cardiac arrest 36 hours late[...]
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Hospital Error Rates For Chronically Ill Children
September 23, 2012
In a study of data regarding children who were hospitalized during 2006 in 38 states in the United States, researchers found that 44.1 % of hospitalized children had a least one chronic condition such as cancer, asthma, or digestive disorders (the researchers found that 22.3% of children who were[...]
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Maryland Surgery Center Closed Due To Infections
September 22, 2012
A cosmetic surgery center located in Baltimore County, Maryland that refers to itself as a “med spa” was forced to close on September 19, 2012 by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“DHMH”) and the Baltimore County Department of Health after three of its lip[...]
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