Concussion in sport: It's time to drop the tobacco analogy - Malcolm D, Matthews CR, Wiltshire G.
The analogy between smoking tobacco and sport-related concussions (SRCs) was initially made in a US Congressional Committee of Inquiry in 2009.1 The inference was one of institutional malpractice, with ‘big tobacco’ evoked to convey concerns that the NF... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Recreational and Sports Issues Source Type: news
Why I Stopped Being A “Good” Cancer Patient
“You are allergic to your oral chemotherapy,” explains my oncology team at a recent appointment. “We are going to try a newer drug,” I am on my fourth attempt to find an oral treatment suitable for both my body and my cancer, so that I can maintain a remission that took three years and a stem cell transplant to achieve. “We want to get ahead of it before it gets ahead of us.” In my headphones, Weezer achingly croons, “Say it ain’t so, your drug is a heartbreaker.”
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Since being diagnosed with phase three chronic myeloid leu...
Source: TIME: Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Walela Nehanda Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Patient sues Ariz. SimonMed center for malpractice
An Arizona woman is suing Thompson Peak SimonMed Imaging Center in Scottsdale, AZ, for malpractice, according to a report posted February 2 by ABC15 Arizona.The suit alleges that she was given a life-threatening dose of the sedative diazepam (Valium) instead of contrast media during a 2021 MRI scan. The dose was 50 mg, the outlet reported."For someone to get five times the recommended (FDA) max dosage is extraordinary and extraordinary negligence," the patient's attorney, Rachel Fitzpatrick, said in the ABC story. “There are procedures or there should be that are in place to ensure that this precise thing doesn’t happe...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 5, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
IT Experts Demonstrate How AI and Computer Microphones Can Be Used to Figure Out Passwords and Break into Customer Accounts
Clinical laboratories and pathology groups should be on the alert to this new digital threat; telehealth sessions and video conferencing calls particularly vulnerable to acoustic AI attacks Banks may be the first to get hit by a new form of hacking because of all the money they hold in deposit accounts, but experts say healthcare […]
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Source: Dark Daily - February 5, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News AI Alexandra Murdoch anatomic pathology artificial intelligence clinical laboratory clinical pathology Source Type: news
Mega Malpractice Verdicts Against Physicians on the Rise Mega Malpractice Verdicts Against Physicians on the Rise
Juries are awarding more multimillion-dollar awards against clinicians and hospitals, but do the verdicts really stick? Experts shared what ' s behind these awards and how they affect physicians.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - February 2, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
In any other case, Trump lawyer Alina Habba's antics would be grounds for malpractice, ethics lawyer says
Attorney Alina Habba is joined by Former President Donald Trump as she speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer Trump's lawyer was repeatedly bench-slapped for ignoring basic courtroom rules and legal procedure. Legal experts say that in any…#alinahabba #donaldtrump #apphotomaryaltaffer #trump #habba #ejeancarroll #lewiskaplan #stephengillers #nyuschooloflaw #neamarahmani (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Researchers Determine 795,000 Americans Harmed from Diagnostic Errors Annually
Clinical laboratories can play a critical role in helping doctors to order correct tests and interpret the results Nearly 800,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled each year due to diagnostic errors. That’s according to research conducted at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine that found most misdiagnoses are due to cognitive errors on the part […]
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Source: Dark Daily - January 17, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing anatomic pathology BMJ Quality and Safety clinical laboratory clinical pathology CNN Health cognitive error Daniel Yang M Source Type: news
Rising Malpractice Premiums Threaten Gender-Affirming Care Rising Malpractice Premiums Threaten Gender-Affirming Care
As the risk for litigation rises for clinics that provide trans care, obtaining malpractice insurance on the commercial marketplace has become a quiet barrier.KFF Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
MagMutual Partners with UpToDate to Offer Malpractice Risk Reduction Strategies at the Point of Care
Proprietary risk management information delivered to policyholders in a more actionable way ATLANTA, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In partnership with UpToDate®, the world's leading clinical decision support tool, MagMutual Insurance Company is now the first medical professional... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC PDT Source Type: news
The Supreme Court to the Ballot Rescue
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to ban him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, and just in time too. The political malpractice of using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to ban opposition candidates is spreading. In…#supremecourt #donaldtrumps #pennsylvania #genestilp #scottperry #democrat (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Headwind For'Gender-Affirming Care' For Children: Soaring Malpractice Insurance Costs
New Headwind For 'Gender-Affirming Care' For Children: Soaring Malpractice Insurance Costs Where the controversy over so-called "gender-affirming care" for minors is concerned, government regulation commands most of the attention. However, as any well-read libertarian will tell you, market forces…#newheadwindfor #projectofquadcities #illinois #iowa #moline #andyrowe #rowe #isabelleayala #jordancampbell #now20yearold (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malpractice Insurance Prices Are Stopping Small Clinics From Offering Gender-Affirming Care to Minors
After Iowa lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in March, managers of an LGBTQ+ health clinic located just across the state line in Moline, Illinois, decided to start offering that care.
The added services would provide care to patients who live in largely rural eastern Iowa, including some of the hundreds previously treated at a University of Iowa clinic, saving them half-day drives to clinics in larger cities like Chicago and Minneapolis.
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By June, The Project of the Quad Cities, as the Illinois clinic is called, had hired a provider who specializes...
Source: TIME: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cecilia Nowell Tags: Uncategorized LGBTQ Source Type: news
Nurse Stormed U.S. Capitol? Doc Guilty of Wife's Murder; $120M Malpractice Award
(MedPage Today) -- A Maine nurse has been arrested for her alleged role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. (WMTW)
California fertility doctor Eric Scott Sills, MD, was found guilty of murdering his wife and staging it... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 21, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Youth Death Rallies Anti-Vaxers; Insurers Hire After Malpractice; Bad Doc Ignored?
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
Young Man's Tragic Death Caught the Attention of Vaccine Opponents
When a 24-year-old man... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Defensive medicine practices as a result of malpractice claims and workplace physical violence: a cross-sectional study from Egypt - Arafa A, Negida A, Elsheikh M, Emadeldin M, Hegazi H, Senosy S.
Defensive medicine refers to practices motivated mainly by legal rather than medical purposes. Increased healthcare costs, overutilization of medical services, and potential harm to patients from unnecessary procedures are among its drawbacks. We performed... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
