By Jan K. Seigel | Published May 31, 2011 | Posted in Medical Malpractice | Tagged Tags: birth defects, cerebral palsy | Leave a comment
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FAQ on Birth Defects: Focus on Cerebral Palsy
According to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC), one in every 33 babies born in the United States is born with a birth defect; the leading cause of death in infants. Birth defects-such as spina bifida-and birth injuries-such as cerebral palsy-affect millions of American children and their families. Birth defects and injuries not only minimize Read More
Read MoreLink Between Pain Killers and Birth Defects Shown
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, shows a link between prescription pain medications and birth defects. The study showed an increased risk when women took oxycodone, codeine, hydrocodone or other opioids either right before getting pregnant or during the first trimester. Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Legislature Considers Emergency Medical Services Reforms
Two identical bills currently before the New Jersey legislature are intended to enhance patient safety by changing how emergency medical services (EMS) are regulated, funded and delivered. Senate Bill 818 and Assembly Bill 2095 were created to respond to critical problems exposed by a 2007 Department of Health and Senior Services study of ambulance and Read More
Read MoreReport Shows Many Are Leaving Hospital Against Their Doctors’ Advice
A report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality indicates that between 1997 and 2008 there was a 40 percent increase in the number of patients who checked themselves out of the hospital early, against medical advice. The report notes that in 1997 there were 264,000 early discharges as compared to 370,000 early discharges Read More
Read MoreDoctors in New Jersey Paid Millions to Promote Drugs
We place our trust in doctors, assuming that they will make decisions based on the best interests of patients rather than the financial interests of pharmaceutical companies. A recent report released by ProPublica has many questioning the validity of this assumption, however. According to this report, pharmaceutical companies routinely pay doctors for speaking about their Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Study Prompts Invention to Prevent Hospital Acquired Infections
Simple Sanitary Procedures Are Still Important A recent study carried out at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School revealed a disturbing fact: one out of three stethoscopes used in emergency rooms carried the virus methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA, which can be deadly. The study also Read More
Read MoreMedical Center Study: Not All Preventable Medical Errors Avoided
In response to the alarmingly high rates of preventable medical errors in the U.S. health care system, the Joint Commission created a Universal Protocol – a checklist of steps to take in medical procedures. The nonprofit group, which accredits health care programs and organizations, devised the checklist to help medical care providers avoid mistakes. The Read More
Read MoreOnline Tools for Finding Quality Medical Care in New Jersey
Choosing a hospital or doctor can be daunting. Hospitals and doctors clearly vary in how well they provide care; every profession has its strongest and weakest participants. Every hospital has its areas of specialty. For medical professionals, it may be easy to separate the truly skilled doctors from their mediocre counterparts – but most of Read More
Read MoreWho Should Be Allowed to Sedate Patients?
Where should the medical profession draw the line between tasks that truly require the attention of a doctor and those that can be capably handled by a specialized nurse? New Jersey health officials are currently considering this question. According to the Wall Street Journal, the New Jersey health department is reviewing a plan to allow Read More
Read MoreFDA Changing Medical Device Approval Process
Recently, the FDA issued proposed changes to the approval processes for medical devices. The changes come on the heels of a September 2009 report in which the FDA accused some of its own top regulators of caving in to political pressure when approving some products. In July, the advocacy group Public Citizen released a report Read More
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