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Recently published national studies continue to show that minorities are subject to neglect and rejection in the present medical healthcare system. These studies show that regardless of the quality of their health plan, minorities are less likely to have major surgery at leading medical institutions, opting instead for less prestigious medical centers, with higher incidences of medical...

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The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has published the results of a study which reports over 700,000 Emergency Room visits a year as a result of adverse drug reactions (ADR's) to prescription drugs and over the counter medications. The article is titled "National Surveillance of Emergency Department Visits for Outpatient Adverse Drug Events" and reports:Patients 65 or older...

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Nursing Home Abuse cases are repulsively still common occurrences in our society. The helpless elderly patients in public or private nursing home facilities still suffer abuse or neglect by the employees who are paid to protect and care for them.No family member should ever tolerate this type of misconduct. Bruising, malnourishment, bedsores, or sudden unexplained changes in personalities may...

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A recent study has confirmed the importance of checking out the quality of a hospital before you seek treatment at the facility. The study compares the nature of treatment patients receive at "5 star" hospitals as opposed to those ranked lower, some as low as "1 star". Those facilities ranked with 5 stars, had significantly lower death rates than those ranked with less stars.Before undergoing a...

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Federal regulations prohibit the sale of human tissue or body parts; however, that has not stopped those in the industry from using loopholes in the law to turn huge profits. The harvesting and processing of human tissue is largely governed by the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. This act was passed in 1968 and revised in 1987. The Act:Explicitly prohibited the sale of human organs. Federal law...

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After receiving publicity as a result of giving lethal doses of a drug to three premature babies, an Indiana hospital is again in the news as a result of another error. This time an anesthisiologist who works at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, gave a patient pain medication ten times faster than intended, causing temporary paralysis in the patient. The medication was in the form of an...

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Medication errors are on the rise. Injuryboard Attorney Thomas J, Methvin summarizes a recent report by a national medical advisory organization in his recent blog post:The Institute of Medicine, the nation's most prestigious medical advisory organization, released a report, "Preventing Medication Errors," on July 20th that revealed the magnitude of the problem. It's estimated that as many as...

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In follow-up to my blog posting concerning Children and Anesthesia, the dentist who was treating a 5 year old girl when she lapsed into a coma has been suspended from practicing and his office shut down given his conduct.. The dentist faces charges including gross malpractice.

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The realities of the medical industry, make it very difficult for doctors to spend a lot of time with their patients. However, the failue of a doctor to take the necessary time to communicate with a patient and vice-versa can lead to misdiagnosis and other problems. A recent study suggests that patients voice their opinions during visits with doctors and bring family members to the visits to...

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Walgreens Pharmacy has been ordered to pay $31 Million Dollars to the family of a 79 year old man who died as a result of the misfilling of a prescription. The pharmacist who filled the prescription was employed by Walgreens, despite his addiction to pain medications and other serious problems which put consumers at risk Jurors properly determined that the only way to change the enviroment at...

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An Ohio chiropractor recently "surrendered" his license to practice after being accused of malpractice. The malpractice stems from the chiropractors claim that he had telepathic powers which helped his patients heal. Such conduct by medical practitioners, is a reminder to the public that before seeing a doctor, do your homework and make sure the doctor is reputable and has not been...

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In Chicago recently, a young girl went into a coma during a routine dental visit. The incident occurred shortly after the 5 year old was sedated with anesthesia. This type of incident brings to light the need for parents to be fully informed about the type of anesthesia their child will be subjected to and the safeguards utilized by the doctors and facilities using the anesthesia.

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Recently it has come to the attention of health care officials in Cleveland that a staff infection may have been transferred from person to person during a high school football game. Staph infections among high school football players in Lakewood and Berea were the first reported local outbreaks in what some call a rapidly emerging epidemic. They probably won't be the last. MRSA gets its name...

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It now appears that over 25 hospitals in the United Kingdom have received stolen tissue which is the subject of criminal investigations and a widespread public health scare in the US. Body parts taken by New Jersey-based Biomedical Tissue Services has been recalled and the UK media now reports that 82 pieces of bone from BTS grafted on to patients needing hip or jaw operations tissue had been...

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Recently the Food and Drug Administration approved updated labeling for the contraceptive patch known as Ortho Evra. The update comes after further studies determined that women using the patch may be exposed to higher levels of estrogen than most birth control pills. The increased level of estrogen can cause possible blood clotting problems. Further information is available at...

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