Amedical malpractice lawsuit has been filed after a surgeon at a Massachusetts hospital removed a kidney from the wrong patient. According to state and federal health investigators, a surgeon at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester failing to confirm the patient’s identity and removed a kidney from the wrong patient. The malpractice occurred in July…
Three children waiting for a school bus werestruck by an SUV Thursday morning the Parkland neighborhood. According to the Louisville Metro Police Department, the driver of an SUV tried to avoid rear-ending the school bus and swerved out of the way only to hit the children waiting at the bus stop. The accident happened…
Nashville Police are looking for a suspect who is believed to have been involved in twoaccidents, a multi-vehicle crash, and a hit-and-run accident. According to Nashville Police, a five-vehicle crash was caused by a suspect along Harding Place at Antioch Pike Thursday night just minutes after the suspect struck a pedestrian. Nashville Police have…
Adefective medical device may be causing patients who have undergone open heart surgeries since 2012 a risk of a life-threatening infection. Health officials have released a warning to patients who have valve implants or prosthetic product implants. The CDC says there is now a link between theses devices and a serious risk of infection…
Illinois regulators have announced that they are issuing tickets and fines for some minor infractions in state’s licensedpharmacies. Prior to this announcement, minor infractions in the state’s licensed pharmacies were treated with higher-level disciplinary actions that took time and resources. A pilot program developed by officials at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional…
A 13-year-old Georgia boy and his family have filed apersonal injury lawsuit after the child had to have his right leg amputated after a September school incident. According to the lawsuit, a contractor at Edgewood Student Services Center restrained the boy in such a way that he seriously injured the boy’s leg and then…
The CDC and FDA have issued an advisory to hospitals, asking them to notify patients who underwent open-chest surgery involving a Stöckert 3T heater-cooler due to a possible contamination of a deadlyinfection. Last year, a Pennsylvania hospital identified a cluster of invasive NTM infections among patients who had undergone open-heart surgery. Cases in Iowa…
A fatal vehicleaccident occurred in Corte Madera, California recently killing three people. The accident occurred when a Toyota Corolla was divided in half after colliding with a tree. The accident is still being investigated, but it is known that the three men that passed away as a result of the accident were wearing their…
A U.S. Navy Service Member has been accused of allegedly driving drunk and speeding causing the fatal Coronado Bridgecrash last Saturday. The 24-year-old active duty service member stationed in Coronado pleaded not guilty to multiple charges related to the fatal crash. Some of those charges include driving under the influence causing injury or death,…
Two fraternities in Missouri are under attack after rumors of misconduct resulting inpersonal injury and criminal activity. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity chapter at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla is temporarily suspended while an investigation is underway into the injuries of two Missouri S&T students. Both injured students are believed to…