The Veterans Administration has begun to take privacy and security more seriously these days. Over the past few weeks, it has installed encryption software onto more than 15,000 laptop computers in an effort to prevent future exposure of sensitive data to possible identity thieves. In May, 2006 a laptop computer containing sensitive personal information about over 26.5 million veterans was...
Motorists will have a new requirement starting tomorrow. They will have to provide at least three feet of clearance as they pass bicyclists. Having been a bicyclist who has been passed at 60 mph with only about two to three feet of clearance I can say even more than three feet would be a better rule, especially at high speeds. New state law intended to prevent car-bike crashesA new state law...
The FDA issued a warning to Medtronic, Inc. on Friday, September 29, 2006 regarding the delayed filing of a post market surveillance interim report on the AneuRx Stent Graft System. According to Medtronic, Inc. the letter is not related to the quality, design or manufacture of the product. However, the purpose of the Postmarket study is to make sure the device is appropriately labeled for use...
Just eight months after losing the bid for medical-device maker Guidant, Johnson & Johnson is suing Boston Scientific and Abbott Laboratories saying that the two companies intentionally interfered and induced Guidant to breach the deal by leaking confidential information to Abbott to arrange a prepackaged divestiture of Guidant businesses to Abbot.J&J wanted to purchase Guidant which was one of...
On September 26, 2006, a federal jury in Louisiana produced a "Not Guilty" verdict in one of the first trials against Merck, the manufacturer of the painkiller, Vioxx. The plaintiff, Robert Garry Smith, a 56-year old man from Kentucky, alleged the Vioxx he had taken for 4 1/2 months to alleviate knee pain caused his heart attack. So far, ten Vioxx cases have been tried in federal and state...
I know this isn't one of my customary topics, but news like this just doesn't come up all that often. We've all been to a doctor or nurse whose bedside manner or treatment practices we have questioned. Most health care litigation attorneys have even met (and deposed) some real nut jobs (that is the technical legal term), but this one really takes the cake.An Ohio chiropractor who claimed to...
An Ohio chiropractor recently "surrendered" his license to practice after being accused of malpractice. The malpractice stems from the chiropractors claim that he had telepathic powers which helped his patients heal. Such conduct by medical practitioners, is a reminder to the public that before seeing a doctor, do your homework and make sure the doctor is reputable and has not been...
A 67 year old man injured two weeks ago in a motorcycle accident has died as a result of head injuries suffered in the accident. Grant Juengel died Wednesday in Akron City Hospital. Juengel was traveling east on Brady Lake Road near Red Bush Road in Portage County's Ravenna Township when he lost control of his motorcycle. He was not wearing a helmet. Juengel's wife, Marcia, 64, who was wearing...
Two Diocese of Palm Beach priests stand accused of stealing $8.6 million from their parish, St. Vincent Ferrer in Delray Beach. Monsignor John Skehan was arrested last evening at Palm Beach International Airport as he returned from Ireland.
Consenting to surgery recommended by a doctor is an important step. It should be what is called an informed consent. In order to be informed Medicine on the Net has provided questions to ask the surgeon. The questions are listed below along with one of the expanded categories. I suggest a visit to this webpage before visiting the surgeon. Surgery Questions To Ask Your Surgeon*What is the...
