200,000 people a year – that’s what some estimates say. Politico.Com reports that Captain Chesney Sullenberger, airlines pilot known for the “Miracle on the Hudson”, now campaigns for awareness of this staggering figure that is the equivalent of “20 Airline Crashes a Week”. What if the airlines collectively were responsible…
After years of reported neglect going unaddressed, after years of reported fraudulent charges to the government form falsified documentation of treatment, after directing employees to alter information in insurance claims, after adding conditions to patients’ charts whom the doctor had never seen…. After at least three patient deaths as per…
The following article published in USA Today, reports of tens of thousands of unnecessary surgeries every year. The article includes examples and testimonies from those who suffered from these oversights and the serious impact that was caused. Article is included in this post. Click here to read the original by Peter…
The following from the Texas Tribune, reports that a San Antonio woman is caught between the errors of medical staff and Texas legislation referred to as “tort reform” resulting in a punitive back-fire for seeking compensation for her losses. Read the following article by the Texas Tribune’s Becca Aaronson, dated…
The following report from Bloomberg Businessweek informs us how study after study, all over the world, demonstrates health hazard caused by exposure to ultra violet rays produced by tanning booths, beds, etc. Any exposure to UV rays causes a weakening of the immune system spurring susceptibility to all types of…
The New York Times’ writer Anahad O’Connor tells the story of complications due to oversights of surgical teams when all surgical objects aren’t accounted for after their job is done. Read these stories of foreign objects sent home with recovering patients and the troubles that follow… On an overnight shift…
Fox 4 in Dallas did a great story on the Texas Medical Board and their contribution to physician discipline since tort reform in 2003. According to the report serious disciplinary actions are down and the time taken to conduct investigations has risen. Further, Doctor confidentiality and secrecy is maintained until…
Anew study by David A. Hyman, Charles Silver, and Bernard Black shows that Texas Tort Reform measures have not increased the number of doctors in Texas since 2003. “Does state tort reform affect physician supply? Tort reformers certainly believe so. Before Texas adopted tort reform in 2003, proponents claimed that…
Great story by NPR on the continuing problems faced by patients who have received All-Metal Hip Implants. Implants Need To Be Removed Early by Richard Knox EnlargeRichard Knox/NPRYoung-min Kwon of Massachusetts General Hospital holds the metal-alloy ball of Susy Mansfield’s faulty artificial hip joint. The yellowish tissue on top is…
Originally posted at the Dallas Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/2012/03/28/u-s-judge-upholds-texas-cap-on-medical-malpractice-awards/ By MARK CURRIDEN The Texas Lawbook mark.curriden@texaslawbook.net Published: 27 March 2012 08:55 PM A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas law limiting noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000 is constitutional. The decision, applauded by tort reform advocates and denounced…
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