Man who had arms, legs amputated sues Sutter Health
November 19, 2012
By Cathy Locke clocke@sacbee.com, The Sacramento Bee, Published: Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 Robert Downey said he remembers going to bed holding his wife. His next memory was waking up in a
How Back Pain Turned Deadly
November 19, 2012
NY Times, By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL Published: November 17, 2012 RANDALL KINNARD’S legal clients had steroids injected into their backs last summer for a wide range of reasons. Of the 25, one
Many hospital patients get too much acetaminophen
November 14, 2012
Genevra Pittman Reuters, November 13, 2012 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a new study from two Boston hospitals, one in every 15 patients treated with acetaminophen got more than the
Why Studies That Compare Treatments Lack Impact
November 12, 2012
New York Times, Doctor and Patient, November 8, 2012, By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. “Comparative effectiveness” studies, which compare one treatment for a particular illness against another to determine which
Women’s Longevity Falling in Some Parts of U.S., Stress May Be Factor
November 12, 2012
Connecticut Health-I-Team By: Rochelle Sharpe 11/12/2012 It’s one of the most disturbing trends in American public health: women’s life spans are shrinking in many parts of the U.S., and no
Ameridose, company linked to New England Compounding Center, issues recall
November 6, 2012
By Ryan Jaslow /CBS News/ October 31, 2012, 4:30 PM Ameridose, LLC, a company that shares its ownership with the New England Compounding Center, is recalling all of its products,
Panel Says Medtronic Edited Product Studies
October 25, 2012
The New York Times | By BARRY MEIER Published: October 25, 2012 Officials of Medtronic, the medical device maker, edited studies by outside researchers about a controversial spine treatment sold
The Economics of Health Care Quality and Medical Errors
October 25, 2012
Article from Journal of Health Care Finance, Vol. 39, No. 1, Fall 2012, published by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Charles Andel, Stephen L. Davidow, Mark Hollander, and David A. Moreno
Medical Harm Complaint System Could be Quality Data Goldmine
October 25, 2012
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, October 18, 2012 – A first-of-its kind federal pilot project designed to make it easier for patients to directly complain about medical errors, safety issues,
Over 123 Million Medical Device Units Recalled in Second Quarter of 2012, Reaching an Eight-Quarter High
October 25, 2012
Consumer Product Safety Incidents Jump 35 Percent INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — More than 123 million units in the medical device category – which includes products like knee