Category Archives: Headline of the Day
Medical Board Revokes Doctor’s License
March 22, 2012The state Medical Examining Board revoked a Cheshire doctor’s medical license Tuesday alleging that he had consensual sex twice with a drug-addicted patient, continued to prescribe her drugs after she
Gut Infections Are Growing More Lethal
March 20, 2012The New York Times – By DENISE GRADY Published: March 19, 2012. Gastrointestinal infections are killing more and more people in the United States and have become a particular threat to the
A tale of two cows: Why we have a cow map and not a healthcare acquired infection map
March 14, 2012CDDEP 13 Mar 2012 Author:Daniel Saman At a recent healthcare innovations summit, Atul Gawande used the United States’ robust data-driven agricultural industry as a model that healthcare should emulate and
The Toll Of Preventable Errors: How Many Dead Patients?
March 14, 2012March 9th, 2012 by Michael Millenson Here’s a quiz for Patient Safety Awareness Week (and after): The number of Americans who die annually from preventable medical errors is: A) 44,000-98,000,
15% of surgeons struggle with alcohol problems
March 12, 2012By Carolyne Krupa, amednews staff. Posted March 6, 2012. More than one in seven surgeons struggle with alcohol abuse or dependence, says a study in the February Archives of Surgery.
A patient survival guide, from a mother who learned too late
March 9, 2012March 8, 2012 – the CT Mirror – By Arielle Levin Becker A picture of a smiling boy filled the screen behind Helen Haskell. This is my son Lewis, who died
Hospitals May Be the Worst Place to Stay When You’re Sick
March 7, 2012Plus, how to protect yourself from medical errors by: Katharine Greider | from: AARP Bulletin | March 1, 2012 Mistakes run the gamut. The surgeon nicks a healthy blood vessel;
Consumer Reports release ratings on NY hospitals
March 5, 2012Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:57 AM PST – Consumer Reports released rating of NY hospitals performance on four key measures of patient safety: hospital-acquired infections, readmissions, and how well hospital
FDA adds warnings about memory loss and blood sugar to widely used class of cholesterol drugs
February 29, 2012By Associated Press, Published: February 28, WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are adding new safety warnings about risks of memory loss and elevated blood sugar to statins, the most widely prescribed
Medical device makers gain political momentum
February 27, 2012Article by: JIM SPENCER and JAMES WALSH , Star Tribune staff writers Updated: February 27, 2012 – As victims of faulty medical devices press for tougher standards, the focus of