Blog Posts in April, 2011
Posted on Apr 29, 2011 By Dr. Bruce Fagel
A nurse at a New Mexico nursing home is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegations of abuse and neglect against elderly residents. The nurse has been charged with abuse resulting in ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2011 By Dr. Bruce Fagel
A Pennsylvania jury has awarded a husband $2 million in damages in a medical malpractice case. The verdict comes after the husband sued a local gynecologist for medical malpractice, claiming that the ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2011 By Josh Cox
The director of a nursing home in Illinois is facing criminal neglect and other charges after it was discovered that one of the elderly residents of the nursing home had died of a morphine overdose ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2011 By Dr. Bruce Fagel
The White House has announced a new initiative designed to reduce the number of medical errors in America's hospitals and medical care facilities. The Obama administration hopes to partner with ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2011 By Dr. Bruce Fagel
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that an Ohio woman can go forward with her medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor who she says failed to detect a large breast mass. Failure to detect the mass ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2011 By Dr. Bruce Fagel
A Houston family is filing a medical malpractice lawsuit against a local nursing home following the death of an elderly loved one who was under care at the facility. The family says that the nursing ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2011 By Dr. Bruce Fagel
A Massachussets medical facility is being sued in a medical malpractice lawsuit after admitting an error that led to the death of an elderly woman. Geraldine Oswald, who was 76-years-old, died in ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Dr. Bruce Fagel
A Chicago-based hospital is being sued after a couple claimed that the hospital's negligence lead to the death of their newborn. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the couple's 6-week old ...
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