On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Dec 28, 2012 | Medical/Health Care Errors
Better staff training and family reminders to better monitor patients at risk of falling is a better method, study authors say One of the most dangerous activities for hospital patients is the seemingly simple act of getting out of bed. For the weak and woozy...
On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Dec 28, 2012 | Medical/Health Care Errors
Most critically ill medical patients who arrive at the emergency department (ED) are directly admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). However, some of these patients are admitted to a medical floor, only to be transferred to the ICU later on. These...
On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Dec 28, 2012 | Fungal Meningitis
CDC HEALTH UPDATE Distributed via Health Alert Network December 20, 2012, 11:55 ET (11:55 AM ET) CDC HAN-0338-2012-12-20-U-N Summary New information from diagnostic imaging of patients exposed to contaminated methylprednisolone acetate (MPA1) from the New England...
On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Dec 28, 2012 | Fungal Meningitis
“The outbreak of meningitis connected to a prescription steroid medication highlights Michigan’s lack of consumer protection when it comes to pharmaceuticals. I introduced House Bill 4440, legislation that holds drug companies liable when they sell...
On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Dec 28, 2012 | Medical News You Can Use
Experts say you should seek medical attention right away When Fido or Fluffy bite someone, it poses risks of nerve and tendon damage and, more often, infection. The chances of infection from a cat bite is much higher than that of a dog bite, the American Academy of...
On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Dec 28, 2012 | Medical/Health Care Errors
A survey of cancer doctors finds that some believe they get paid more when they administer their patients’ chemotherapy and other drugs, raising concerns about conflict of interest and the potential for overtreatment. Researchers found that oncologists, surgeons...
On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Dec 28, 2012 | Medical News You Can Use
An engineer of MEDTECH company checks the ‘ROSA’ robot aimed at helping surgeons during brain operations on October 19, 2012. Researchers in Baltimore have just begun experimenting with a kind of pacemaker for the brain. “Actually we did the...
On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Dec 28, 2012 | Medical News You Can Use
Many looking after family members are actually their adult children, grandchildren Researchers looked at which type of caregiver Alzheimer’s patients had in six clinical trials conducted by the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study. The caregivers were...
On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Dec 28, 2012 | Medical News You Can Use
Seasonal affective disorder affects up to 1 in 5 Americans, experts say If sleepiness, social withdrawal and difficulty concentrating interfere with work or personal relationships, it’s time to seek help, according to experts from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,...
On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC | Dec 28, 2012 | Medical News You Can Use
Findings may eventually lead to better treatments, researchers say Using a new technique, researchers have pinpointed a large number of additional genes associated with Crohn’s disease, bringing the total to 200. The scientists at University College London, in...
