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AWARENESS DURING SURGERY
AWARENESS DURING SURGERY 150 150 Dan Frith

More than 21 million patients in North America receive general anesthesia each year, and thanks to increasing knowledge and sophisticated technology, the vast majority of anesthetic procedures are uneventful. However, a rare but serious adverse event is the explicit recall of sensory perceptions during general anesthesia, termed “awareness” or “intraoperative…

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LAWSUITS IMPROVE NURSING HOME CARE
LAWSUITS IMPROVE NURSING HOME CARE 150 150 Dan Frith

Okay, you first reaction is sure…the title is just more “spin” by a plaintiff’s medical malpractice and nursing home abuse lawyer. You are half right! I am a trial lawyer who represents the victims of medical malpractice and nursing home abuse and neglect…but the title to today’s blog comes from…

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Grieved Parents turn to activism
Grieved Parents turn to activism 150 150 Dan Frith

In Sunday’s Paper, an article appeared about a young couple in Gainesville Florida, who lost their son due to medical negligence.The Ferrero family took their precious 3-year-old son Sebastian in for a medical exam last October – tragically, two days later he was dead, killed by a series of medical…

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VA BIRTH INJURY SYSTEM
VA BIRTH INJURY SYSTEM 150 150 Dan Frith

Yes, Doctors make mistakes. So many mistakes are made during child birth, that Virginia has a seperate system defining how one would seek compensation for mistakes made by a physician, during the birth of a child. The Virginia Birth Injury act, was established so OBGYNs wouldn’t go out of business…

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DIABETES AND NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
DIABETES AND NURSING HOME RESIDENTS 150 150 Dan Frith

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease in which the pancreas produces too little or no insulin, impairing the body’s ability to turn sugar into usable energy. Diabetes is “enormously prevalent” in nursing homes. One out of every four residents over the age of 65 is diagnosed with the disease, according…

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ANTI-PSYCH0TIC DRUGS OVER-USED IN NURSING HOMES
ANTI-PSYCH0TIC DRUGS OVER-USED IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith

This report comes to us from Connecticut but could be from any of our 50 states. Newsday reports that nursing homes in Connecticut have dispensed anti-psychotic drugs to residents who do not have psychotic disorders at one of the highest rates in the country in the past two years. Why…

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ROANOKE TIMES: NO TO SOCIALIZED MEDICINE
ROANOKE TIMES: NO TO SOCIALIZED MEDICINE 150 150 Dan Frith

Paul Taylor wrote an op-ed piece in today’s Roanoke Times entitled, “Healthy Living, Not Socialized Medicine.” Mr. Taylor’s article was in response to a previous article on the poor state of America’s current healthcare system and how we might look to France as a model for widespread health insurance coverage.Mr.…

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THE FIVE COMMANDS FOR NEGOTIATING NON-COMPETE CONTRACTS
THE FIVE COMMANDS FOR NEGOTIATING NON-COMPETE CONTRACTS 150 150 Dan Frith

Lauren and I spend a great deal of time helping employees get out from under those horrible and unfair non-compete contracts. The battle can be won but it is fight and it can be expensive. Infrequently, we get the opportunity to consult with a client BEFORE he or she signs…

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WEST VIRGINIA DOCTOR IN TROUBLE….AGAIN!
WEST VIRGINIA DOCTOR IN TROUBLE….AGAIN! 150 150 Dan Frith

Osteopathic physician, John A. King, who has dozens of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against him in West Virginia, now faces the loss of his medical license in Alabama. The Alabama Board of Medicine has scheduled a May 28 hearing in its efforts to revoke the King’s medical license. The Alabama…

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MEDICAL ERRORS: LOCAL HEALTH INSURER, ANTHEM, TO STOP PAYING
MEDICAL ERRORS: LOCAL HEALTH INSURER, ANTHEM, TO STOP PAYING 150 150 Dan Frith

We previously reported that later this year (October) Medicare will no longer pay for what it calls “never events” which occur in America’s hospitals. These errors or acts of medical malpractice are called “never events” because they are so costly and egregious they should never happen.It how appears that the…

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