Katarina is a staff writer Medstak with a very unique voice. Though her background is in fine arts, her recent passion lies in raising consumer awareness through writing.
Hundreds of nursing care facilities in the U.S. failed to meet the deadline for installing adequate sprinkler systems last year, according to a report from the federal agency in charge of nursing home safety. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established the August... Read More
The rate of Clostridium difficile or “C. diff” infections in U.S. hospitals doubled between 2001 and 2010, according to a recently published study. According to the study, C. diff infected hospital-bound patients at a rate of 4.5 per 1,000 in 2001; by 2010, that rate... Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed that 220 people in 31 states (plus the District of Columbia) have been affected as part of an enterovirus outbreak between mid-August and September 24, with more cases likely to be confirmed soon. The additional... Read More
The largest study ever of accidental awareness during anesthesia has found that waking while under anaesthesia happens less frequently than had previously been thought. The study also discovered that though most incidents tended to be of a relatively brief and minor nature, a relatively high... Read More
In a disturbing incidence of elder abuse, a Queens family captured a home health aide physically abusing their disabled family member on video camera. The aide, sent to assist a 78-year old partially paralyzed stroke victim, was caught on film yanking the patient’s arm, hitting... Read More
A decision issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in May stipulates that all medical malpractice claims including demands for payment in writing be logged into the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), even when they are settled out of court. The... Read More
A Texas couple has filed a childbirth malpractice lawsuit over the loss of their newborn son, claiming that negligence on the part of the doctor, nursing staff, and medical facility during the delivery resulted in the baby’s death after an otherwise normal pregnancy. Holly Bennett... Read More
In their investigation of a possible rape of a patient at a Daytona Beach nursing home, the local police department claims that the facility has slowed their ability to conduct interviews in order to gather information and locate possible suspects. Daytona Beach Health and Rehabilitation... Read More
