Medical Malpractice

• Smearing The Plaintiff's Medical Expert After Malpractice Testimony

  Bob Carroll | June 22, 2006 5:12 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Finding medical experts to testify against fellow medical care providers in malpractice cases is never easy. Just how vindictive the defendants can be is documented in this item in The Advocate.Doctor wins renewed order in caseA Baton Rouge federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against a national medical association, protecting a prominent local neurosurgeon who claims he is...

• Empowered at Home Act Returns to the Congressional Floor

  C. Todd Alley | June 16, 2009 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

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• 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...

• Undiagnosed Pneumonia In The ER

  Bob Carroll | February 08, 2007 6:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A failure to diagnose and treat pneumonia caused a softball-sized hole in a lung and the death of a Rhode Island woman.The ER doctor missed the signs of bacterial infection and sent the patient home without any treatment.Family awarded $21.5 million in malpractice casePROVIDENCE -- A jury on Tuesday awarded $21.5 million to the family of a Newport woman, concluding that the 34-year-old mother of...

• Patient Dies Because Of Delay In Cardiology Consult

  Bob Carroll | August 23, 2006 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Sometimes doctors have to move quickly to save a life. Failure to take action when the medical situation requires a prompt referral or immediate testing can be a breach of the medical standard of care. The Lakeland Ledger reports on the unfortunate death of a Winter Haven man who died within 24 hours of arriving at Winter Haven Hospital complaining of chest pains. The patient never saw a...

• Medical Malpractice Payouts Don't Add Up To "Crisis"

  Bob Carroll | July 08, 2006 7:06 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  All of us have experienced the unbelievable increases in homeowner's insurance premiums over the last 10 years. We would all probably agree it is a crisis. The insurance industry responds by citing the increased payouts over the same period which have made the higher premiums necessary. Meanwhile, during the same period, the medical profession has also been experiencing large increases in...

• The Operation Was A Success But The Anesthesia Was A Mess

  Bob Carroll | February 04, 2006 6:28 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The operation was a success, but the patient died. We have all heard this story more than once in our lives. The even more common story is that the operation was a success, but the patient has permanent neurological injuries as a result of the anesthesia. Anesthesia complications are often the tragic permanent injury left behind by the surgical team. Part of the problem, from my point of...

• 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...

• Use of MRI For Early Breast Cancer Detection

  Brenda Fulmer | August 18, 2007 1:23 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A recent German study published in Lancet concludes that the use of MRI in addition to mammography may increase the likelihood of early detection of breast cancers. More than 7,000 women were screened for breast cancer over a five-year period using both mammography and MRI. During this time period, 193 women were diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, an early form of breast cancer. Of the...