Wrong Site Surgery is one of the most devastating events related to Patient Safety. It has serious consequences for both the patient and the surgeon. Recent industry statistics show that wrong site…
A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of five families whose children have contracted cancer in the small Palm Beach County community called the Acreage. The unusually high rate of cancer…
As reported earlier by Injury Board Member David Mittleman, an Arizona couple has won a 16.5 Million Dollar verdict against a California physician who’s negligence left him a paraplegic. As Dave…
As most news agencies have reported, including the New York Times, Thursday the Illinois Supreme Court found that states medical malpractice statute capping non-economic damages unconstitutional. As…
I have long argued that Republicans who support less government are on the wrong side of debates regarding separation of powers. If we support less government, do we want the government in our…
Kudos to Florida Governor Charlie Crist and dozens of state lawmakers across the country who are pushing for legislation in their states to improve awareness and treatment of concussions in youth…
Federal prosecutors filed a healthcare fraud charge against Scott Reuben, M.D., a Massachusetts doctor accused of faking research for a dozen years in published studies that suggested…
Residents of The Acreage, a semi-rural community in Palm Beach County have experienced an unusual and alarming spike in the diagnoses of cancer, especially in children. The spike has led Palm Beach…
On the same day that the Associated Press reported that China passed Germany as the world’s top exporter of goods, I read that U.S. safety authorities are investigating Chinese manufacturers of…
An article in the Washington Post this morning offered some startling revelations about the protections to which chemical companies are entitled to protect their profits: Of the 84,000 chemicals…
There has been a lot of emphasis during the health care reform debate on medical malpractice reform. But this report by CNN’s Heidi Collins demonstrates just how frequently egregious medical errors…
We recently commented on Dr. Parikh’s brave article in Salon Magazine. It seems this may be catching on. Dr. Richard Klein has written a book on the dangers of medical mistakes, and has a message…
