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Addressing Research Misconduct In Medical Journals

November 10, 2018

An Editorial published online in JAMA on October 19, 2018 discussed research misconduct in medical journals. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines research misconduct as “fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporti[...]

New Study Finds C-Section Deliveries Nearly Doubled From 2000 To 2015

October 27, 2018

A study published in the medical journal The Lancet on October 13, 2018 found that Cesarean section deliveries (“CS”) nearly doubled worldwide from 2000 to 2015, based on data from 169 countries that include 98.4% of the world’s births. The study estimated that 29.7 million births [...]

Study Finds Silicone Breast Implants Associated With Autoimmune Complications

October 5, 2018

A study published in the Annals of Surgery on September 14, 2018 entitled, “US FDA Breast Implant Postapproval Studies: Long-term Outcomes in 99,993 Patients” concluded: “Silicone implants are associated with an increased risk of certain rare harms; associations need to be further [...]

How To Avoid Becoming A Medical Malpractice Victim – Part IV: A Second Opinion May Be Your Best Friend (And Save Your Life)

October 2, 2018

We receive medical malpractice inquiries all the time from medical malpractice victims who suffered serious and permanent harm as a result of medical negligence who may have avoided their life-long suffering and immense medical bills if they had only listened to the little voice in their head tellin[...]

Study Found Intensive Attending Physician Supervision Of Residents Did Not Result In Significant Reduction In Medical Errors

June 24, 2018

A study published online on June 4, 2018 in JAMA Internal Medicine concluded, “Increased direct attending physician supervision did not significantly reduce the medical error rate. In designing morning work rounds, residency programs should reconsider their balance of patient safety, learning [...]

FDA Seeks Injunction Against Two Stem Cell Clinics For Alleged Marketing And Safety Violations

May 28, 2018

The FDA filed a federal lawsuit on May 9, 2018 seeking a permanent injunction against two stem cell clinics to require that they cease marketing their stem cell products until, among other things, they obtain necessary FDA approvals and correct their alleged violations of current good manufacturing [...]

Iowa Patient Safety Study Reports On Iowans’ Views On Medical Errors

January 16, 2018

The Heartland Health Research Institute published in December 2017 the results of its Iowa Patient Safety Study that consisted of approximately 115 questions asked of randomly-selected Iowans about their views and experiences while interacting with Iowa healthcare providers. The study, entitled R[...]

Lap Band And Gastric Bypass Weight Loss Surgeries: Are They Effective In The Long Term?

December 19, 2017

We have been receiving an increase in the number of inquiries with regard to unsuccessful lap band and unsuccessful gastric bypass surgeries in which the patients were either unexpectedly injured during the procedures or they suffered harm after the surgeries due to unanticipated complications or th[...]

New Study Finds Rude Or Disrespectful Surgeons Associated With More Surgical And Medical Complications

February 19, 2017

A study published in the medical journal JAMA Surgery on February 15, 2017 found that patients whose surgeons were associated with higher numbers of unsolicited patient observations in the 24 months prior to their operation experienced more surgical and medical complications than did patients receiv[...]

Replacing Professional Nurses With Nursing Assistants In Hospitals Associated With Increased Deaths, Decreased Safety

November 27, 2016

A study published in the medical journal BMJ Quality & Safety, which was published online on November 15, 2016, analyzed adult acute care hospitals in Belgium, England, Finland, Ireland, Spain, and Switzerland and concluded: “A bedside care workforce with a greater proportion of profession[...]

Does Chronic Lyme Disease Exist?

April 22, 2016

One of the most common medical malpractice inquiries we receive are from people throughout the United States who are suffering chronic and often debilitating symptoms that they firmly believe are due to the unnecessary and negligent delay in diagnosing their Lyme disease and/or the undue delay or fa[...]

Johns Hopkins Surgeons Plan First Penis Transplant In The U.S.

March 3, 2016

Johns Hopkins surgeons have already identified the first patient in the United States on whom they intend to perform a penis transplant; they are now waiting for a penis donor. While penis reconstruction surgeries are routinely performed on patients who are born with defects, have suffered injuries,[...]

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