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What Effect Does Obesity Have On Surgery Complications?

April 26, 2011

Perhaps contrary to what you might think, previous research had found that obese patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery had a lower risk of death and complications following surgery, which was known as the obesity paradox. It appeared that obesity provided a protective effect under certain cir[...]

Hospital Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Six Times More Likely To Die If They Become Infected With Clostridium Difficile

April 25, 2011

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory diseases involving the colon and small bowel, including Crohn’s disease (which may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus) and ulcerative colitis (which affects the colon and/or rectum). Ulcerative co[...]

Medical Malpractice Cases In North Carolina

April 24, 2011

Since January 1998, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) has compiled data regarding medical malpractice cases filed in North Carolina courts. An analysis of the AOC data regarding medical malpractice case filings indicate that an average of 566 cases were filed per year from[...]

Higher Risk Of Blood Clots Reported With Newer Birth Control Pills

April 23, 2011

Birth control pills are a form of hormonal contraception known as “the pill” that are taken by mouth by women to prevent pregnancy, which are 99.9% effective. The pill does not, however, protect against sexually transmitted diseases including the virus that causes HIV. The pill contains [...]

MML Rants And Raves No. 004: Are TV Ads For Hospitals Appropriate?

April 22, 2011

Only a few years ago, many physicians condemned lawyers who were advertising on television. Many would snicker to their colleagues at cocktail parties, “Why would anyone go to a lawyer who advertises on TV?” as if lawyers who advertised on TV were on par with murders and horse thie[...]

The Use And Misuse Of Painkillers

April 21, 2011

Painkillers in the United States have a long and storied history. From over-the-counter pain medications like aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen that are used for mild to moderate pain, to prescription-only medications such as the class of pain medications known as opioids (which include oxy[...]

A Brief History And The Current Status Of “Comparative Negligence” And “Contributory Negligence”

April 20, 2011

The legal doctrines known as comparative negligence and contributory negligence deal with the relative fault of the parties to a personal injury claim. The contributory negligence doctrine means that a plaintiff (the person making a personal injury claim) who fails to observe ordinary care for his o[...]

New Evidence Suggests That Adverse Medical Events In Hospitals Are 10 Times Greater Than Previously Reported

April 19, 2011

A new study estimates that adverse medical events in hospitals occur at a rate TEN TIMES GREATER than previously thought and that there are adverse medical events in ONE-THIRD of all hospital admissions. The grossly under-reported adverse medical events in the past are due to the manner in w[...]

MML Rants And Raves No. 003: TV Drug Ads.

April 18, 2011

You’ve seen the television commercials: the opening scene is either a smiling woman traipsing in a field of spring flowers or an older couple holding hands and smiling at each other after all those years of marriage. The background music is light and unobtrusive. The announcer begins hawkin[...]

How Healthy Are We In The United States?

April 17, 2011

According to the Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults based on the 2009 National Health Interview Survey, 61% of adults 18 and older reported that they were in excellent or very good health (26% were in good health and 13% were in fair or poor health), 55% never participated in any type of v[...]

Causes Of Death In The United States In 2009

April 16, 2011

The recently published preliminary data regarding deaths in the United States for the most recent year available (2009) indicate that the death rate in 2009 was 741.0 per 100,000 population (a total of 2,436,682 deaths in the United States during 2009), down from 758.7 in 2008, which represented a [...]

Is Dental Disease Associated With Chronic Medical Conditions?

April 15, 2011

Recent research lends support to the association between periodontal disease and chronic medical conditions such as metabolic syndrome. The results of recent research suggest that people with severe periodontal disease are likely to have more chronic diseases and are more likely to have metabolic[...]

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