Medical Malpractice

• Palm Springs Man Given Wrong Prescription

  Shannon Weidemann | April 23, 2007 5:27 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A man from Palm Springs claims that Walgreens gave him the wrong prescription that is not to be taken with his insulin medication. They dispensed him Prednisone which is not to be taken with Novalane 30/70. He has bene picketing the store in the hopes of getting an apology. A Walgreens spokesperson said that they apologize for the error and want to cover Kozlow's medical bills, WPBF...

• The Surgeon Who May Need A Long Vacation

  Bob Carroll | March 02, 2007 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  How many times does a plumber have to screw up when called to your house before you take him off your list? Would you give him 16 shots at doing things right?Well, there is this surgeon who is still putting on his scrubs despite an amazing trail of malpractice lawsuits.Suits allege hospitals negligent for allowing doctor to operateLANCASTER COUNTY, Pa - The 16 lawsuits pending against Dr....

• This DNR Case Would Not Be For Me

  Bob Carroll | January 29, 2007 7:15 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  There are some lawsuits I would not file. It would not always be a lack of legal support. Sometimes it would be my personal belief the lawsuit would not be in the best interests of the clients or society. When I read this article at Amednews.com I added one more case to my DNF (Do Not File) list. Lawsuit showcases DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) liability twist for doctorsMedical and legal experts...

• Fibromyalgia Is Real

  Bob Carroll | December 20, 2006 6:41 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The pain of fibromyalgia is real, and doctors need to take patients' complaints seriously, concludes a review paper by University of Michigan Health System doctors.Evidence Shows Fibromyalgia Pain Is Real: Experts"It is time for us to move past the rhetoric about whether these conditions are real, and take these patients seriously as we endeavor to learn more about the causes and most effective...

• Pediatric Residents Working Fewer Hours

  Bob Carroll | December 05, 2006 5:15 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  It appears that pediatric residents are the same as the rest of us. Working fewer hours reduces fatigue and patient care errors. Pediatric Residency Duty Hours Before and After Limitations"Since the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty hour limits went into effect, pediatric residents report working fewer hours and making fewer patient care errors because of fatigue....

• Is Florida Online Hospital Quality Info Helpful?

  Bob Carroll | November 03, 2006 6:12 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  According to an article posted by the Miami Herald we may now have more online information than we can properly use to measure the quality of hospital care in Florida.Daunting data: Hospital flaws go publicOnline comparisons of hospital quality are lifting the cloak of secrecy -- but few consumers use them, finding them confusing.Patients with severe strokes who go to Broward General are more...

• Medical Licensing Board Should Be Held Accountable

  Bob Carroll | October 26, 2006 7:05 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A doctor who allegedly left California and Florida because of licensing problems obtained a license to practice medicine in Montana. Only months later a patient may have died because the doctor failed to order certain tests. The family of the deceased is seeking the right to sue Montana's licensing board. Based on the facts outlined in this news report, I think a jury should be permitted to...

• Think First, Not Last, Of A Heart Attack

  Bob Carroll | October 26, 2006 4:05 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  For personal reasons I have a strong interest in the timely diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks. There is only a relatively short window of time in which a life can be saved or significant heart damage avoided. Sometimes it seems that medical providers in Florida are less sensitive to heart attacks than the patients who seek their professional help. Diagnostic effort by a professional...

• Medical Care In Italy May Kill You

  Bob Carroll | October 25, 2006 6:35 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  You probably should not be thinking of taking a medical vacation to Italy for that elective surgery. Row in Italy over medical malpractice deathROME: A row has broken out in Italy over controversial figures estimating that some 90 people a day die in the country's hospitals due to bad medical practices.Some newspapers described the figures as a "massacre", noting that the yearly number of about...

• Failure To Run Test For Heart Attack Causes Death

  Bob Carroll | October 20, 2006 6:29 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  People who go to a hospital emergency room because of chest pain have a right to expect a careful and complete medical work-up to rule out a heart attack. Apparently, that was not provided to George Rowell.$4.3 million awarded in Port St. Lucie wrongful death caseA jury has awarded $4.3 million to the family of a Port St. Lucie man who died in 2003 after a doctor at St. Lucie Medical Center's...