An Illinois psychiatrist had his license suspended for overprescribing a dangerous antipsychotic drug, clozapine, in nursing homes and mental health facilities. This overprescription of clozapine has been linked to three of his patients’ deaths. The doctor was a psychiatric medical director for 13 nursing facilities from a base office in a Chicago strip mall. The state’s medical board took disciplinary action after a four year investigation on the doctor’s prescribing habits and a two year ...
Illinois Suspends License of Psychiatrist for Overprescribing Medication
Posted October 29, 2014 in Medical Malpractice | Product News and Recalls
Surgical “Black Box” in Development to Prevent Medical Errors
Posted October 27, 2014 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Medical Malpractice | Product News and Recalls
A Toronto hospital is working on developing a device that seeks to protect patients in the operating room. The system, detailed in a recent article in Forbes, would be installed in operating rooms in order to cut down on surgical errors. It would consist of a number of microphones and cameras that are poised to track and record the movements and communications within the room.
The “black box” could be used to analyze ...
continue reading...Testosterone Therapy Linked to Heart Risks
Posted October 27, 2014 in Product News and Recalls | Testosterone Therapy
A possible link between testosterone therapy and increased heart risks has prompted much debate recently. A recent Bloomberg news article talks about ongoing discussions over the safety and effectiveness of testosterone therapy drugs.
One study, published in January of 2014, showed that testosterone therapy may lead to an increased risk of heart attack in men aged 65 and older, as well as in younger men with a history of heart disease. Of a group of ...
continue reading...Nursing Home Statistics Show Many Lack Proper Nurse Personnel
Posted October 24, 2014 in Product News and Recalls
It has recently been brought to the public’s attention that many nursing homes are not being staffed with qualified registered nurses (RNs) at all times. Rather, some homes have RNs on duty for only a portion of the day in a setting where a life threatening crisis can happen at any hour. An article in The New York Times brings to light political uproar about a 1987 federal law which required that registered nurses only ...
Chiropractic Neck Manipulation May Be Associated with Stroke
Posted October 23, 2014 in Product News and Recalls
Researchers say that blood vessel tears that lead to strokes may be associated with treatments involving neck manipulations. Four large studies that were mainly focused on strokes involving the arteries of the neck were examined to assess the possible links between neck manipulations and increased stroke risk. Reuters reported on the findings.
The blood vessel tears in the neck are referred to as cervical artery dissections. Studies have linked these tears to two of every 100 ...
continue reading...Urgent Recall of 4.7 Million Airbags Following Multiple Deaths
Posted October 22, 2014 in Auto Accidents | Product News and Recalls
Following at least four deaths and a recent crash in Florida, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) has made an urgent call for the repair of airbag inflation mechanisms in millions of vehicles. CBS of Dallas/Fort Worth reports on the recent warning issued to more than 4.7 million consumers. The urgent warning has been issued because the mechanisms that rapidly inflates airbags could explode and spray metal shards into the driver’s ...
