Legal Updates
Hospitals to Enforce Stricter Policies for Blood Thinners
Thursday, September 25, 2008
On September 24, 2008, a regulatory group instructed hospitals to adopt firm measures to prevent errors involving blood thinners including Heparin mistakes that have been made nearly 60,000 times and led to dozens of deaths in recent years. The Joint Commission issued a safety alert saying hospitals need to adopt…
Trial Reports of FDA Medications Frequently Unpublished
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
On September 23, 2008, University of California, San Francisco researchers stated that more than half of all supporting clinical trials for U.S. FDA approved drugs remain unpublished five years after permission has been given to sell the drugs in the United States. They combed the medical literature to determine the…
Patient Contracts Hepatitis C
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
New York Health Department officials announced on September 17, 2008, that a New York City dialysis center was shut down after one patient tested positive for hepatitis C. As a result, an estimated 700 patients of the Life Care Dialysis Center in Manhattan are being urged to get tested for…
Testing Discovers Hepatitis C Sources at Vegas Clinic
Sunday, July 27, 2008
On July 24, 2008, Southern Nevada Health District official announced that genetic testing has traced seven hepatitis C infections to two patients who underwent procedures at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada last year. Brian Labus, Health District Senior Epidemiologist, said one of the sources underwent a procedure July 25…
Preemies Given Overdose of Pediatric Heparin
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
An autopsy on a newborn is planned to determine whether an overdose of the blood thinner heparin may have been a factor in the baby's death, officials at a Corpus Christi hospital said. Two members of the Christus Spohn Hospital South's pharmacy staff have taken voluntary leave, pending an investigation…
Life Threatening Medical Debris Left In Patients
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Twelve years after Pamela Jones had surgery on her right knee, the White Plains, Maryland, woman learned why the pain continued long after the wound had healed: A doctor left a 2-inch scalpel blade inside her leg. LaCheryl Robinson of Pontiac, Michigan, endured nearly eight years of unexplained pain following…
