A recent USA Today investigation found that thousands of women experience fatal or life-changing injuries during childbirth every single year because of a failure on the part of medical professionals to follow proper safety protocols. According to the report, doctors and nurses alike are overlooking… Read More
Why Nursing Home Abuse Incidents Often Go Unreported
It is believed that elder abuse is extremely unreported, making it difficult for us to determine exactly how many seniors are taken advantage of each year. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, only an estimated one in every 14 cases of elder abuse… Read More
Details Released Involving Tyler Nurse Facing Murder Charges
A nurse at a local Tyler hospital is being charged with murder after three incidents that led to the death of one patient and left two others in a ‘persistent vegetative state.’ William George Davis is facing one count of murder following information on his… Read More
Breaking News: Video Shows Nurses Laughing as WWII Veteran Dies
A video has surfaced from 2014 that shows nurses in the Northeast Atlanta Health and Rehabilitation Center laughing as a World War II veteran calls for help numerous times before being left to die. The hidden video was uncovered by the family of James Dempsey,… Read More
McKinney Doctor Accused of Dealing Drugs, Resulting in Patient Deaths
We are all aware of the dangers of medical malpractice and how this very problem is continuing to grow in the United States, but this recent story out of McKinney takes that to a whole new level. A longtime McKinney family doctor has been accused… Read More
Statins and their health risks: FDA, Lipitor and more
With the rise of heart disease, due to dramatic changes in the American lifestyle in the last three to four decades, high cholesterol has become a dangerous health reality for many people. People who are diagnosed with high cholesterol problems take statins, like Lipitor. Statins… Read More
Product Liability & Defective Drugs: A Lethal Combination
Japanese-based drug manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceutical Company had to pay a huge price due to cancer causing properties in it’s drug called Actos. The Actos lawsuit became a prime example of a product liability and defective drug case. With more than 8000 cases filed against Takeda,… Read More
Florida Hospitals Putting Thousands at Risk Because of Policy Changing
A recent move by the state of Florida has outraged doctors, nurses, and hospital staff members alike, as it is putting thousands of children with heart defects at risk. According to a recent report, Florida hospitals were affected by a change in policy that came… Read More
Yet Another Case of a Medical Instrument Left Inside a Patient
When we check into a hospital or healthcare clinic for a surgery of any kind, we are putting our trust in the surgical staff and doctors. Undergoing a surgery can be an intimidating and scary experience, regardless of what type of operation is being performed…. Read More
Concerns Over Contaminated Medical Scopes on the Rise
Just last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to doctors and all healthcare professionals that bronchoscopes may transmit infections among patients when not cleaned properly. This is just the latest in a series of alerts that the FDA has made regarding… Read More