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Electronic Intensive Care Unit Technology (eICU)
The increasing use of electronic Intensive Care Unit technology (eICU) has changed the medical landscape in many ways. Many hospital systems routinely use cameras in the ICU to monitor patients. This means instead of an actual doctor physically examining patients, a caregiver only checks in on them via camera remotely. Information about these practices became…
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Nursing Home Choking Injuries
As people age, they can develop problems with swallowing called Presbyphagia, regardless of whether or not they have other serious medical conditions. Since many elderly patients live in nursing homes or other long term care facilities, the potential for swallowing problems and choking injuries should be known to the staff and watched out for. It only…
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Largest Medical Malpractice Verdict in History
A Baltimore judge upheld a $205 million verdict in what attorneys say is the largest medical malpractice verdict in U.S. history. In July, a jury awarded $229 million to a mother whose daughter suffered a brain injury during childbirth. A judge reduced the award to $205 million due to a state cap. The mother’s attorneys argued…
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Penn Doctors Study Why Elderly Patients Become Confused After Surgery
Confusion after surgery can be common, especially during the first few hours after a procedure when patients are coming out of anesthesia. For most patients, this post-surgical disorientation clears up soon after an operation. Unfortunately, it can last much longer than a few hours. There is a growing awareness among surgeons that anesthesia may be responsible for…
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Radiology Malpractice
The radiology department at a hospital or medical center is responsible for administering high-energy radiation tests and treatments. Radiologists – or the physicians who specialize in this area of medicine – complete at least 13 years of training and schooling before achieving board certification. Sometimes a radiologist will concentrate on a subspecialty of radiology involving…
