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Don't you know someone who has had Lasik eye surgery? I do...multiple people and most have enjoyed improved vision as a result. We have a large ophthalmologic practice in my area and these eye...

I spend a great deal of time researching and reading about the many medical mistakes and errors which occur in the hospital. One of my favorite sites on the Web is maintained by the Joint Commission...

Talk about a country that has failed its Veterans! In a stunning admission, top officials at the Veterans Health Administration confirmed that the agency’s own statistics show that an average of 126...

I hope you have not recently found the need to visit your local emergency room One of my family members was not so lucky she had fairly significant symptoms and waited for over 6 hours before...

A new study from the University of Texas Medical School shines some light on the issue of premature babies (preemies). A normal term is 40 weeks from the mother's last menstruation. The study...

For moral, financial, or personal reasons, we often have families who have been victims of medical negligence, or abuse, who do not want to file a lawsuit. So they ask us - "what are my other...

From 2004 through 2006, HealthGrades, a health care ratings organization, found that patient safety errors resulted in 238,337 potentially preventable deaths of U.S. Medicare patients and cost the...

This is the title of an editorial published by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Saturday, April 5. The editorial references a poll conducted by Presidential candidate, Barack Obama's pollster on...

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article (3-31-08) which caught my eye. The article was entitled "Industry Giants Push Weight Surgery" and starts out as follows: Medical-device...

We wrote a short blog a couple of days ago on the tragic death of Stephanie Kuleba, an 18 year old who died from malignant hyperthermia, a known complication of anesthesia, after corrective reconstructive breast surgery in Boca Raton, Florida. The sad story of the unnecessary death of an 18 year old from complications at an outpatient surgery clinic motivated me to write my blog. The purpose...

You have already probably heard the sad story about the Florida teenager who died due to complications from anesthesia during corrective breast augmentation surgery. Stephanie Kuleba, age 18, was having outpatient corrective breast augmentation surgery last week in the offices of Dr. Steven Schuster in Boca Raton when she developed the symptoms of malignant hyperthermia after receiving...

By now most Americans have read something about the medication errors which almost cost actor Dennis Quaid and his wife the ultimate loss....the death of their twins due to a medication error (heparin overdose) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.Medication errors happen daily - it is part of the "grab and go" culture in busy hospitals. What can be done to reduce this...

Okay...you may ask, "what is the connection between actor Dennis Quaid and medical malpractice?" Good Question and here is the answer...Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, were blessed last year with the birth of twins, Thomas and Zoe. However, within a few days of coming home, the twins showed signs of a having a staph infection and doctors recommended they be admitted to Cedars-Sinai hospital for...

I previously blogged (February 4 and 19) on comic actor John Ritter's wrongful death malpractice lawsuit going to trial. The suit, filed by Ritter's widow, sought $67 million in damages from two of her deceased husband's treating doctors. In summary, Ritter experienced severe nausea and vomiting and went to went to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, California. Ritter's cardiologist, and...

Most Americans have had an x-ray taken, some have even had enhanced x-rays called CT scans and even Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies. An MRI is a test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body. For an MRI test, the area of the body being studied is placed inside a special machine that contains a strong magnet....