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- Vet’s suicide generates VA hospital lawsuit
Nov 28, 2012
Are doctors responsible, or negligent, for prescribing large quantities of medication for patients in need? A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by a suicide victim’s twin sister will address this issue. While this is not a Pennsylvania case, the decision may affect future medical malpractice and hospital negligence legal actions. A Navy vet, the victim had tried to end her life three previous times in the past eight months by taking large quantities of...Read More - Doctor’s failure to monitor results in birth injury lawsuit
Nov 28, 2012
Today medical advances have made the birth of a baby a fairly regular medical procedure. Monitoring devices enable doctors and nurses to detect potential abnormalities as they occur and respond accordingly. When doctors fail to monitor these vital signs, however, birth injuries that threaten the lives of both mother and child may result. A mother recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who delivered her baby as well as the hospital at which...Read More - No criminal charges in fatal Pittsburgh area pedestrian accident
Nov 28, 2012
While car accidents often involve other motor vehicles, at times they instead involve individuals not afforded the protection of a steel car frame in the form of walkers and bicyclists. As all are likely aware it is always possible that the outcome of a collision involving two vehicles will be death to those involved. The chance of this happening is even greater when it is a pedestrian who is struck. Earlier this month the family...Read More - Another baby product recalled after death
Nov 26, 2012
One child safety equipment producer is recalling around 220,000 infant travel beds. Reports surfaced of the death of one infant, compounded by nine additional reports of babies who became entrapped or distressed while using these portable "sleep tents." Pennsylvania parents should be aware of this possibly dangerous product. KidCo Inc. (Illinois) is cooperating with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall the Pea Pod Travel Crib, amid reports of the potential that a baby...Read More - Doctors also need sleep
Nov 26, 2012
Doctors are human. They feel stress, boredom, surprise and tiredness. A doctor specializing in sleep and sleep deprivation understands these demands and conditions well. These experts realize the public wants all medical professionals to be perfect. Part of this expectation infers that doctors should ignore tiredness. Unfortunately, Pennsylvania physicians, as human beings, risk making medical errors if they disregard the need for sleep. Some laypersons treat needing sleep as a physician physical and character weakness...Read More - Pennsylvania targets keeping medical info in glove box
Nov 26, 2012
Called the "Yellow Dot Program," a new initiative urges motorists in Eastern and Western Pennsylvania to store vital medical information in their glove box in the event of car accidents. This new program asks participants to complete an information sheet with this important data. The form asks that drivers indicate emergency contacts, current medical conditions, allergies and medications, along with listing any recent surgeries. Participants are given yellow stickers to put in their rear windows...Read More - Gas grills recalled because of fire and burn risks
Nov 23, 2012
One model in the Master Forge Gas Grill lineup is being recalled by the manufacturer because of potential fires. These grills are sold exclusively at Lowe's stores. The one model facing this potential risk is GD4825. Sold in Pittsburgh and nationwide, this potentially defective product requires careful installation. Should the grill owner improperly install and assemble this device, the "hose connecting the gas tank and regulator to the burner control can melt and rupture the...Read More - Two die, three injured in separate car accidents
Nov 23, 2012
Two separate car accidents in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania injured three people and caused two fatalities. The injured victims remain hospitalized as of November 17. The first crash occurred on Route 22, as one driver headed east around 4:30 PM on an otherwise peaceful afternoon. The other driver, a 39-year old woman, for reasons as yet unexplained, turned in front of the eastbound auto. The female driver died at the scene, pronounced dead by the county...Read More - Texting drivers tricky to catch
Nov 23, 2012
Like many areas Pittsburgh faces the challenge of distracted drivers on the road. With the "gotta know it now" culture, texting while driving is especially a problem. It's become such an issue across the country that 39 states have banned texting while driving in an effort to reduce the chance of a motor vehicle accident. Ten states, as well as the District of Columbia, have expanded the ban to include all handheld devices. Pennsylvania is...Read More - Pennsylvania hospital discovers Oxycodone switch
Nov 21, 2012
Patients in hospitals put their trust in the institution and individuals providing their care. When this trust is abused problems can arise. While there are many things that need to be monitored while someone is receiving treatment in a hospital, certainly one of the most important is the medications that a person is taking. Taking too much of a medication, or the wrong one, could have serious consequences including illness, permanent disability and, in the...Read More