August 20, 2017 Age Discrimination in the Health Industry According to a new report, older people who go to the hospital are at risk for dangerous and potentially deadly medical misdiagnoses as a result of ageism. Ageism is prejudice or discrimination against someone because of how old they are. When doctors unfairly profile people who are 65 or older, it puts them at risk … Read More »
August 2, 2017 C. diff Infections Finally Decreasing; Thanks to Less Antibiotics and Better Cleaning Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emerging Infections Program shows that rates of C. difficile (C. diff), a potentially deadly infection, are on a steady decline. According to the information, this is thanks to fewer antibiotics being used when they shouldn’t be and better cleaning standards at nursing homes and … Read More »
July 11, 2017 Breast Implants Causing Rare and Deadly Cancer Nearly each case of a rare and dangerous cancer has been found directly linked to breast implants, and although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first made note of the danger back in 2011, only recently have doctors become more aware of the disease. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma seems to be caused by textured … Read More »
July 6, 2017 Public Citizen Calls for a Recall of IV Solutions Public Citizen, a nonprofit organization that fights for consumer rights, has called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action against a dangerous intravenous solution that is commonly used in hospitals. Hydroxyethyl starch, also known as HES, has been on the market since 1972. There are three different brands available for use in … Read More »
July 5, 2017 Hospital Water The media has recently reported that federal health officials warned nursing homes and hospitals that they must be more vigilant about protecting patients from Legionnaires’ Disease by maintaining an uncontaminated water supply. Legionnaires’ Disease is a type of pneumonia that can be fatal. It is caused by bacteria known as Legionella. This bacterium can be … Read More »
June 9, 2017 Meningitis Misdiagnosis Case The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently awarded more than $10 million in damages to a mother, after medical professionals failed to diagnose her infant son with meningitis. The 11-month-old child was rushed to the emergency room when his mother noticed that he had a high fever and was having trouble breathing. Physicians diagnosed him with an … Read More »
June 1, 2017 Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers: U.S. Children Becoming Antibiotic-Resistant A new study published in the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society revealed a staggering statistic: 3 out of 5 children under 18-years-old who are admitted to hospitals already have an infection that is resistant to treatment by antibiotics. With this rate increasing, children are now at a greater risk for developing untreatable infections than … Read More »
May 24, 2017 Philadelphia Product Liability Lawyers: Johnson & Johnson to Pay $20 Million in Pelvic Mesh Trial Johnson & Johnson (J & J) has been ordered to pay a woman $20 million as a result of defective vaginal-mesh inserts that caused serious damages. This is the first verdict against Johnson & Johnson in the last year; two others are going to trial in upcoming months and there are more than 54,000 more … Read More »
May 5, 2017 Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers: How Fentanyl Prescriptions can be Medical Malpractice Fentanyl is a potent narcotic drug. It is chemically similar to morphine but 80 to 100 times stronger, and is a synthetic opioid. Typically it is used to treat serious or chronic pain in patients facing serious illness, and is administered through a patch, injection, pill or even lozenge. Doctors have been negligently prescribing fentanyl … Read More »
