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- Emergency Room Malpractice 235 Million Verdict For Injured Patient
March 22, 2017
Read MoreEmergency room malpractice: $2.35 million verdict for injured patient In a recent medical malpractice case, the patient was misdiagnosed and negligently treated at a hospital emergency room. The 28 year old patient won $2.35 million in a jury trial in Maryland. A Silver Spring woman, whose misdiagnosis resulted in partial amputations of one foot, another […]
- Construction Accident Injures Man On Route 51
March 22, 2017
Read MoreConstruction Accident Injures Man on Route 51 A construction accident occurred today, October 13, when a man working at a construction site in Pittsburgh was hit in the head with a cable. The accident occurred along Route 51 near the West End Circle. The man was taken to Allegheny General Hospital (AGH).
- Medicare Will Not Pay For Ct Colonoscopy Virtual Colonoscopy As A Screening Test For Colon Cancer
March 22, 2017
Read MoreMedicare Will Not Pay for CT Colonoscopy (Virtual Colonoscopy) as a Screening Test for Colon Cancer Medicare has issued a proposed decision on whether it will cover/pay for CT colonoscopy, also called virtual colonoscopy or CT colonography, for use as a screening test for colon cancer. Medicare has proposed that it will not pay for […]
- Aging New Guidelines On Colorectal Screening
March 22, 2017
Read MoreNew Guidelines on Colorectal Screening A government task force has recommended stopping colorectal cancer screening at age 75 for people who have been screened regularly and have no evidence of disease. It also advised that no one over 85 is screened, updating a 2002 report that recommended regular screening for everyone over 50. The task […]
- Injured Construction Worker Awarded Over 43 Million
March 22, 2017
Read MoreInjured Construction Worker Awarded Over $4.3 Million A jury recently awarded over $4.3 million in damages to a construction worker injured on the job. He was placing a sewer line in a trench lined with metal plates. While he was working, the trench collapsed and he was pinned under a heavy metal plate. He sustained […]
- Test To Identify High Risk Bowel Cancer
March 22, 2017
Read MoreTest to Identify High Risk Bowel Cancer Scientists have developed a new test which can identify aggressive types of bowel cancer. According to the scientists, chemotherapy has only been used for treatment of aggressive types of bowel cancer. The problem was that it was difficult to identify whether the person had an aggressive type of […]
- Biomedical Firm Sues Pitt And Former Researcher Over Prostate Cancer Research
March 22, 2017
Read MoreBiomedical Firm Sues Pitt and Former Researcher Over Prostate Cancer Research According to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the University of Pittsburgh along with Dr. Robert Getzenberg, a former researcher at the University and currently director of urology research at Johns-Hopkins University, have been named in a lawsuit filed in federal court. Onconome, Inc., the plaintiff, […]
- Vitamins Dont Prevent Heart Attacks Or Breast Cancer
March 22, 2017
Read MoreVitamins Don’t Prevent Heart Attacks or Breast Cancer According to two large studies published today, vitamins E and C did not reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes or breast cancer.Almost half of all adults in the U.S. take vitamins daily. According to these studies, we should reconsider our reasons for doing so. For information […]
- Case Report On Complications In Small Intestine Following Gall Bladder Surgery
March 22, 2017
Read MoreCase Report on Complications in Small Intestine Following Gall Bladder Surgery In this published case report, a patient had gall bladder surgery followed by an endoscopy sixteen days later. The most common complication following gall bladder surgery is injury to the bile duct. However, this may be the first reported case of a duodenal perforation […]
- New Marker Identified For Breast Cancer Metastasis
March 22, 2017
Read MoreNew Marker Identified for Breast Cancer Metastasis As reported in the March 24 online edition of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis called TMEM, for Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis. According to the new research, density of TMEM is associated with […]