The medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the family of a young woman who suffered brain damage while receiving out-patient hospital care was almost over as soon as it began. Defense attorneys in the case of Milliun v. New Milford Hosp. had argued – successfully at first – that the plaintiffs…
The use of technology in medicine has enhanced the way that patients are treated and in many cases, improved results. A new technique using robotic surgery has raised hopes for medical professionals and patients to perform otherwise invasive surgeries with only one incision through the belly button. The robotic technology…
One of the primary known factors of hospital related injury involves germs and bacteria. Healthy individuals have been known to enter the hospital only to be kept days, weeks or months to treat an infection they caught while under hospital care. Despite the known risks of infection in hospitals, a…
The term “superbugs” sounds like something out of a horror movie, but in fact superbugs are very real. Superbugs are antibiotic resistant infections that are tough to kill. The most famous and well-known superbug is called MRSA, which stands for methicillin-resistant staph infection. However, there are also other superbugs and…
For 67-year-old Palm Beach County Judge Nelson Bailey, a trip to the hospital nearly cost him his life. After undergoing abdominal surgery to address his diverticulitis, the Judge’s condition continued to worsen. For five months he suffered, returning to his primary care physician with complaints of abdominal pain and undergoing…