Public Citizen. Are you familiar with this organization? It is a national consumer advocacy organization which represents consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts….
This video is a special health warning report on a parasite known as the brain-eating amoeba which claimed its second young victim this month. Naegleria is a microscopic ameba (single-celled…
Yesterday, I posted “Exposing the Perils of Texas Tort Reform” which prompted me to research neurosurgeon, Dr. Stefan Konasiewicz (Dr. K). What I found was so unbelievable that I thought…
According to Bob Moss, spokesman for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, two serious violations, one resulting in death, triggered an inspection of Parkland Memorial Hospital in…
As patients, we usually assume that when a doctor prescribes drugs they have been carefully tested. Developing drugs to alleviate or cure certain conditions is a tricky business. Many medications…
Plaintiffs alleged that from 1986 to 1994, the owners of a smelting plant knowingly exposed residents to lead pollution, a neurotoxin that is especially harmful to children, and knew about the…
I just read a story written by Dr. Madeline Biondolillo and published in the Boston Globe. Dr. Biondolillo wrote about her mother’s ordeal after suffering a heart attack. Despite several…
An Air Force veteran has headed to court in what might potentially be the first of hundreds of medical malpractice cases against VA Hospitals. The man filed a $30 million medical malpractice lawsuit…
An article in the Washington Post reported, Based on state data, Joint Commission officials estimate that wrong-site surgery occurs 40 times a week in US hospitals and clinics. Mistakes such as…
Want more evidence that lawsuit abuse, frivolous lawsuits, and these Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse groups are shams perpetrated on the public by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Big Insurance, Big…
For many people, taking medication – prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) – is a regular part of their daily routine. We rely on these medicines to treat a disease or illness, improve…
Did you know that hospital errors are the eighth leading cause of death? Multiple factors can play a role in a medical misdiagnosis. Failure to order a diagnostic test Misread or…