Medical Malpractice

• Bayer Withdraws Antibleeding Drug Trasylol

  Dan Frith | November 05, 2007 12:19 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Bayer has announced it is suspending sales of Trasylol worldwide amid evidence that the antibleeding drug may have a higher risk of death than similar drugs. Trasylol is an antifibrinolytic drug, used to slow the breakdown of blood clots and subsequent excessive bleeding. The drug is widely used in heart-bypass surgery, by reducing reduce blood loss, it helps patients avoid transfusions. ...

• Infection Control In Medical Facilities

  Lauren Ellerman | October 17, 2007 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Lead story on NBC Nightly News last night www.nbc.com was about a high school boy that died yesterday of MRSA, a staph infetcion he likely picked up in the hospital. The cover our local paper today, www.roanoke.com was the same story. New York Times today, lead with a story on hospital infections. We have had numerous infection control or infection disease cases in long term care facility...

• Doctors Who Claim to be Pediatricians Sometime Aren't

  Dan Frith | September 26, 2007 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Lets say you are new to an area...your child is sick....and you pick up the phone book to look for a pediatrician. You know that a pediatrician is a physician who has specialized training in caring for infants and adolescents, right? Unfortunately, you maybe wrong!A recent study concludes that up to 17 percent of physicians practicing pediatrics have never been board certified and some have...

• West Virginia Hospital Sued Over Circumcision

  Shannon Weidemann | April 30, 2007 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A couple from Preston is suing the West Virginia University Medical Corporation with a medical malpractice suit regarding the circumcision of their son. The circumcision happened on October 20, 2005 and the couple claims that their son was injured during the procedure. The suit says the deviation of care during the procedure caused injury and damages to the Dumires. As a result of the alleged...

• New Study Casts Doubt on Claims that the Medical Malpractice System is Plagued by Frivolous Lawsuits

  Staff Writer | June 30, 2006 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  A new study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital has produced evidence that frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits are not widespread. Researchers analyzed more than 14,000 closed malpractice claims from five different insurance companies. Although researchers found that nearly 1/3 of claims lacked clear cut evidence of medical error, most of...