Steve is long time business writer with a special interest in commercial advertising and patient safety. As a writer for Medstak, he reports on all areas of medical malpractice.
Been feeling a little foggy lately? Have you been more confused than usual or a bit forgetful? A study published in the July 16, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that you might have gently bumped... Read More
A research team at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia reported a 77% decrease in surgical site infections (SSI’s) by implementing a relatively simple set of procedures called CLEAN. Prior to the implementation of the CLEAN program, Vancouver General had a surgical infection site rate... Read More
The Surgeon General of the United States recently issued a publication entitled “The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer”. It calls on influencers from various sectors across the country to help raise awareness of the terrible effects of skin cancer and the... Read More
A Florida neurologist practicing medicine for 57 years will be forced to go to trial again in a neurosurgery malpractice lawsuit after the Florida Supreme Court ruled he could not pass the blame to another physician for his own negligence. Florida’s highest court reversed a... Read More
In a dramatic reversal in Florida prescription drug use, the skyrocketing death rate from overdoses declined 17% from 2010 to 2012 after climbing by 60% in the years 2003 to 2009. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported those findings in... Read More
High risk medical devices are being implanted in children despite never having been tested for safety and effectiveness in their age group. This is the troubling finding of a report published this month in the medical journal, Pediatrics. Thomas J. Hwang, research fellow from Brigham... Read More
Disturbing study results in Geneva, Switzerland showed that 86% of the raw chicken that ended up in a hospital kitchen destined for patient and hospital worker meals was contaminated with a severe form of E.Coli bacteria known as extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL-PE). Although many forms of... Read More
An alert mother-to-be who noticed that her baby had stopped moving in the womb trusted her instinct and saved her child’s life from the effects of fetal maternal hemorrhage. Jennifer Juarez of Fountain Valley, California was enjoying a normal pregnancy with an active baby who... Read More
