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Hospital Infections on the Rise
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
estimates that 90,000 Americans die each year from
infections they get in the hospital. Between 5 and
10 percent of the patients who are admitted to U.S.
acute-care hospitals acquire one or more infections
there, and the risks have steadily increased in recent
decades, according to a February 2003 article in The
New England Journal of Medicine. Only a handful of
hospitals voluntarily report infections to the government,
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Jury Verdict – 30 Million
In 2006, a Philadelphia jury awarded $30 million the largest verdict seen in the First Judicial District in years. Read more...
A verdict totaling $9,000,000 awarded for recent case involving cutting of a urological organ and ultimate kidney loss. Read more...
$4,500,000 verdict awarded for migraine drug interaction. Read more...
A Not-So-Silent Killer
Activists won a fight to have the medical establishment recognize that ovarian cancer has early symptoms. But that is only half the battle. Read more...
Wrong Dosages administered daily
The Philadelphia Inquirer
July 21, 2006
A new report says that hospital patients fall victim to medication mistakes every day. Read
more...
FDA looks into Bayer’s handling of Baycol recall. Read more...
The Truth About the Medical Malpractice Crisis
If claimants are having such a hard time winning even valid claims, one has to wonder why insurance premiums are so high for good doctors. The truth is that the insurance companies have been guilty of overcharging the medical community on premium rates. Read
more...
Gayle Lewis Fights to Preserve the Justice System Before the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court. Read more...
Taking It to Heart
First lady Laura Bush is vibrant in a black pantsuit adorned with a tiny red enameled pin in the shape of a woman’s dress, the symbol of the national Heart Truth education campaign. Read more...
It’s Never Over ‘Til It’s Over
In a speech late last year, Governor Ed Rendell declared that the medical malpractice “crisis” in Pennsylvania was over. Read more... |
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