Medical Malpractice

• New Report Suggests Declining Physician Discipline

  C. Todd Alley | April 27, 2009 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Public Citizen, a well-known, well-respected non-profit public interest organization, just released its yearly study of state medical boards for 2008. In this study, Public Citizen tracked the...

• National Standards Planned to Measure Physician Performance

  Brenda Fulmer | April 14, 2008 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  According to an article published April 1, 2008, in the New York Times, a national set of standards is currently being developed to help regulate the way health insurance companies...

• One out of 15 Children Hospitalized for Drug Errors

  Brenda Fulmer | April 14, 2008 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In a study to be released next week in the April 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics, researchers found that roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children - a staggering 540,000 kids each...

• Man Regrows a Fingertip

  Shannon Weidemann | February 10, 2008 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A man that cut the end of his finger off in a hobby related accident was able to regrow skin, blood vessels, and the nail after using a extracellular matrix powder. About half an inch of finger was regrown in about 4 weeks using the powder. This medical marvel was performed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. This powder is a medical product called extracellular matrix. Made from...

• Chemotherapy Drugs and Congestive Heart Failure

  Brenda Fulmer | December 31, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A study published on October 30, 2007, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology again noted that the use of certain chemotherapy drugs in breast cancer patients can increase the risk of developing congestive heart failure. This potential was first noted more than thirty years ago, but has become more of a problem in the past fifteen years as more early-stage breast cancer patients are receiving...

• West Boca Family Sues for Medical Malpractice

  Shannon Weidemann | October 22, 2007 11:22 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A woman died after undergoing a c-section and her family sued the hospital and doctor they felt was responsible for her death. The jury found in favor of the doctor in the medical malpractice case. The family had been asking for $10 Million in damages. Susan Special, 38, died in June 2003 after a Caesarean section. Moments after Nicholas was born, she suffered a seizure, went into cardiac...

• Case Against Carnival Cruise Refused by Supreme Court

  Chrissie Cole | October 02, 2007 1:16 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A case to determine whether Carnival Corp. can be held responsible for the medical malpractice of its onboard physicians was refused by the U.S. Supreme Court.The case was based on a federal maritime precedent that says, "cruise lines are not liable for the actions of their doctors."The case involved a 14-year-old Michigan girl, who boarded the Carnival Ecstasy in March 1997 suffering from...

• University of South Florida Prepares for Bacterial Meningitis Outbreak

  Joe Saunders | September 24, 2007 5:35 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  After a USF student, Rachel Futterman, was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, the university has braced itself for more cases of the rare but potentially deadly disease. Bacterial meningitis, an infection of the brain and spinal cord lining, is a rare but potentially fatal illness. Early symptoms can resemble the flu, including fever, severe headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, rash and...

• Bush Threatens Veto for Expanded Heathcare Coverage for Kids

  Joe Saunders | September 23, 2007 1:44 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In a move that's been expected for weeks, President Bush has threatened to veto a bill that would expand healthcare coverage for children. The child healthcare program is set to expire September 30 and Congress will most likely vote to renew it, setting a showdown with the President. The program covers children, many of whom would not have access to healthcare without it. Bush has argued that...

• Study Finds 15% of Docs Implanting Defibrillators Had No Formal Training

  Staff Writer | September 12, 2007 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A 2006 registry of Medicare patients has found that 15% of doctors implanting defibrillators have had no formal training in the procedure. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (or ICD) is the small device implanted beneath the patient's collarbone and connected to the heart through insulated wires. The device is designed to provide an electric shock to the heart if its rhythm is...