Oregon Medical Malpractice Claim Against Kaiser Doctor
August 24, 2012
During the summer 0f 2009, an Oregon man was having problems with his right wrist and therefore sought a medical opinion and medical care from a doctor employed by Kaiser Permanente. According to the medical malpractice case filed on his behalf on July 16, 2012 in the Oregon Circuit Courts for Mari[...]
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Connecticut Nursing Home Workers On Strike
August 22, 2012
Approximately 600 workers at five nursing homes in Connecticut that are owned by HealthBridge Management have been on strike since July 3, 2012. The unionized workers walked off their jobs after the nursing homes’ owner implemented major changes that the workers considered to be very detrimen[...]
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FDA Issues Defibrillator Lead Recommendation
August 20, 2012
On August 16, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its formal recommendation that patients with implantable heart defibrillators that have the Riata and Riata ST leads manufactured by St. Jude Medical should have x-rays or other imaging alternatives to check for abnormalities in the [...]
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New York Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Father’s Death
August 19, 2012
The son of a man who died as a result of alleged medical negligence that occurred in a local New York hospital filed a medical malpractice case in court on August 14, 2012 against the hospital, three of its doctors, and the town in which the hospital is located. The medical malpractice case was file[...]
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Daily Aspirin Use Reduces Deaths From Cancer
August 13, 2012
In a study published online by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on August 10, 2012, it was reported that there is an association between recent daily aspirin use and modestly lower cancer mortality but that the magnitude of the effect of daily aspirin use (particularly long-term use) i[...]
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New Changes To Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Laws
August 11, 2012
On August 6, 2012, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law extensive changes to Massachusetts’ health care law that includes significant changes to Massachusetts’ medical malpractice law. In particular, the new law includes specific language regarding an approach to resolvin[...]
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New York Medical Malpractice $1.3 Million Settlement For Infant
August 10, 2012
A medical malpractice claim against a New York hospital involving a newborn who was allegedly injured during delivery was recently settled out-of-court for $1.3 million after the medical malpractice case was filed. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that negligent medical care during the deli[...]
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