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• Medical Malpractice Caps Are Unconstitutional

  Beth Janicek | September 28, 2006 3:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A Court in Louisiana has ruled the medical malpractice cap which was passed in 1975 is unconstitutional as it fails to provide an adequate remedy for severely injured patients. The $500,000 cap from 1975 is worth around $146,435 to $160,000 in today's dollars, according to evidence presented in the original case and an affidavit filed in 2003, the ruling says. The medical malpractice cap in...

• On the Job Injury: Man Killed at Alamodome

  Beth Janicek | September 25, 2006 11:41 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  On September 21, 2006 around 5:00 p.m., a roof collapsed and trapped two employees under the rubble. The men were working on a structure for the Builders Showcase Expo that is set to open September 28, 2006. Most of the workers had finished for the day and only the two men were left on the structure. One of the men died upon impact and the other is at Brooke Army Medical Center. The accident...

• Two Preemie's Die After Receiving Adult Doses of Blood Thinner

  Beth Janicek | September 20, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Human error is to blame for the death of two preemies who received adult doses of blood thinner. Two babies born at 25 and 26 week's gestation died Saturday night. Four other infants in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Methodist Hospital also received the doses of Heparin. Three were in serious condition and one may require surgery. The overdose could cause severe internal bleeding....

• VIA Bus Hits and Kills Bicyclist

  Beth Janicek | September 19, 2006 10:35 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  On September 13, 2006, a VIA Metropolitan Transit bus hit and killed Richard Grimaldo. Mr. Grimaldo was on Huebner Road near USAA Boulevard when he was struck by the bus. The bus moved to the middle lane to avoid the bicyclist, but Ms. Grimaldo turned in front of the bus. No charges have been filed regarding this matter. If VIA Metropolitan Transit is found at fault, there is a potential...

• ER Death Ruled Homicide in Heart Attack Victim

  Beth Janicek | September 18, 2006 10:29 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A heart attack victim spent nearly two hours in a hospital waiting room and died. A coroner's jury has declared the death a homicide and her death was, "a result of gross deviations from the standard of care that a reasonable person would have exercised in this situation." Beatrice Vance, 49, waited almost two hours for a doctor to see her after complaining of classic heart attack symptoms. ...

• Doctor's In Training Responsible for Serious Medical Errors

  Beth Janicek | September 14, 2006 11:24 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Sleepy interns working long shifts are responsible for one-third more serious mistakes than when working "short" 16 hour shifts. Their mistakes included prescribing overdoses to sticking a tube in the wrong vein. Interns were wired up with electrodes and ended up nodding off more than five times during long shifts."There are currently more than 100,000 physicians-in-training in the United...

• Death Rate is Higher for Older Surgeons

  Beth Janicek | September 11, 2006 11:01 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A recent study raises questions as to when doctors should retire from practice. Previous studies found that older doctors are less likely to know about new treatments and medications than younger doctors, and they tend to perform worse on recertification exams. This recent study found that for three complicated surgeries, including heart bypass, doctors older than 60 had higher patient death...

• Drunk Driver Hits Pregnant Women Head On

  Beth Janicek | September 05, 2006 10:21 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  On September 1, 2006, around 1 a.m., a drunk driver drove the wrong way on Interstate I-10 near Wurzbach Road. The driver slammed head on into a car driven by a pregnant women. The pregnant women is still in the hospital. Blood tests results have not been released.

• Most Disciplinary Actions Against Texas Doctors in History

  Beth Janicek | September 01, 2006 11:56 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A news release on August 31, 2006 states:"Since its last Board meeting in June, the Texas Medical Board has taken disciplinary action against 99 licensed physicians. The largest number of actions taken at any single time in the board's history."The following doctors in San Antonio were disciplined for the following reasons:German Benavides, M.D. was disciplined for a quality of care violation....