Posts tagged Surgery

• Woman's Experience at Hospital Exemplifies Problems with Mistaken Identity and Wrong-Site Surgeries

  David Mittleman | November 13, 2009 10:12 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  When Kerry Higuera started bleeding three months into her pregnancy, she instantly rushed to the hospital. Fearful that she was miscarrying, she knew that seeing her doctor would most likely give...

• Women are second class citizens in Bart Stupak's America

  Devon Glass | November 08, 2009 9:24 AM | 25 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  History was made last night as the House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill, and now it's up to the Senate to pass one as well. The bill passed does have a public option and will...

• RI Hospital Fined for Fifth Wrong-Site Surgery, Ordered to Install Cameras in Operating Rooms

  David Mittleman | November 04, 2009 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Recently, I wrote about Rhode Island Hospital’s fifth wrong site surgery since January 2007, where doctors operated on the wrong finger of a patient. After conducting an investigation, the...

• Rhode Island Hospital Operates on the Wrong Site for Fifth Time Since 2007

  David Mittleman | October 26, 2009 9:20 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A surgeon at a Rhode Island Hospital committed malpractice by mistakenly operating on the wrong part of a patient’s hand. Now, health officials are investigating how this mistake could have...

• FDA to Address Complaints Related to LASIK Eye Surgery

  David Mittleman | October 16, 2009 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In recent years, LASIK eye surgery has become increasingly popular. In fact, an estimated 6 million patients have undergone the surgery since its inception. While eye surgery advocates cite that 95%...

• "Watch and Wait" Approach to Low-Risk Prostate Cancer is as Effective as Aggressive Treatments

  David Mittleman | September 08, 2009 12:03 PM | 36 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When most doctors discover a cancerous lump of some sort, they usually suggest an aggressive treatment to rid the patient of the tumor as quickly as possible. Usually an “aggressive...

• Las Vegas Lawyers and Doctors Go All In For Fraud

  Devon Glass | August 20, 2009 2:44 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Beginning in 1999, a few doctors and lawyers in the Las Vegas area decided it would be a great idea to trump up accident related injuries to increase the damages awarded to people injured in...

• Lawsuit Claims Doctor Botched Brain Surgery, Covered Up Evidence to Avoid Wrongful Death Suit

  David Mittleman | August 12, 2009 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Cincinnati, Ohio—the family of 16-year-old Jessica Siegel has filed a lawsuit against a neurosurgeon and a clinic, who they claim altered evidence to avoid a wrongful death claim after Jessica...

• NY AG Settles with Cosmetic Surgery Company that Posted Fake Positive Reviews

  David Mittleman | August 04, 2009 12:16 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has settled a complaint against a cosmetic surgery company who admits that it used its employees to pose as satisfied customers to praise its facelifts online....

• Arthroscopic Shavers Pose Potential Health Hazard: Human Tissue Left on Devices After Sterilization

  David Mittleman | July 11, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The Food and Drug Administration is conducting an investigation of arthroscopic shavers after receiving reports from several manufacturers of the shavers that human tissue remained in some of these...