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Posted on: Monday, November 30th, 2009
On the surface, tort reform sounds like it might be a fine idea, but the underlying premise is flawed and would actually hurt those it is supposed to help. The great health care debate has actually dragged up more for discussion besides health issues, and one of those issues deals with the concept of tort reform. Tort reform sounds like not a bad idea until one really takes a close look at what it means to victims of medical malpractice whose lives have been devastated. Typically, medical malpractice lawsuits that make it to court are the ones in which the [...]
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Posted on: Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Is there really any difference between a concussion and traumatic brain injury? The question of whether or not a concussion is a more benign form of head injury as compared to traumatic brain injury is a good one. By all reports however, concussion and traumatic brain injury are the same thing and merely distinguished by degrees Put another way, concussion is a milder form of traumatic brain injury, but certainly nothing to be downplayed, as even though it may be a mild concussion, it may still have serious consequences. Witness any football game in the US, or anywhere else for [...]
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Posted on: Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Traumatic brain injury is popping up in the news more and more these days in association with high-contact sports. It used to be that most people associated traumatic brain injury with car accidents or slip and falls. These days, however, it is occurring more often when people are playing sports. This isn’t too much of a surprise as traditionally boxing has indeed been a sport associated with a high degree of minor concussions (traumatic brain injuries) on a smaller scale. Nowadays the spotlight is focused on hockey, football, soccer and other sports that see hard hits and even harder falls. [...]
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Posted on: Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Author: Patrick Malone Originally Published in the Huffington Post The recent news about the two Northwest Airlines pilots whose licenses were revoked, less than a week after they let their plane wander 150 miles off course, raises the question: Where are the firing offenses in medicine? The pilots injured no passengers, and the event didn’t even qualify as a “near miss.” But because they egregiously violated safety rules by working on their flight schedules on a laptop in the cockpit, the aviation authorities did not hesitate to pull their licenses. In the medical industry, by contrast, it is well known [...]
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Posted on: Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Who drives medical malpractice lawsuits and are they as prevalent as people actually think? In actual fact, lawsuits are usually driven by plaintiffs. If that is the case, then it is reasonable to assume that medical malpractice lawsuits are a rapidly burgeoning sector within the total lawsuit industry. It appears that med mal lawsuits are beginning to play a greater role than they have ever played before, for a variety of reasons. There are recent surveys that indicate medical errors are on the increase even in the face of new technology. The reasons for that vary, but by and large [...]
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