(The Washington Post: Published 04/18/2017, Naqvi, Jia, Web) Surgery checklists save lives, a study released Monday found. Hospitals in South Carolina that completed a voluntary, statewide
(CNBC: Published 07/25/2016, Mangan, Dan, Web) Thirty-five people died in the United States after contracting infections from contaminated medical scopes made by Olympus Corp. in the
(Allentown Morning Call: Published 07/19/2016, Keppler, Nick, Web) “Last year, 253 people in Pennsylvania died under circumstances for which a medical professional may have been
(The Washington Post: Published 05/03/2016, Eunjung Cha, Ariana, Web) Nightmare stories of nurses giving potent drugs meant for one patient to another and surgeons removing the
(The Philadelphia Inquirer: Published 03/02/2016, Avril, Tom, Web) Weeklong trips to Japan. Winery tours, ballooning excursions, and spa treatments. Unrestricted grants for “research,” doled out
(The Philadelphia Inquirer: Published 10/26/2015, Avril, Tom, Web) Eight open-heart surgery patients at WellSpan York Hospital apparently were infected with bacteria that grew in the
(Philadelphia Inquirer: Published 04/12/2015, Avril, Tom, Web) A few years ago, researchers from 3M Co. tested 245 endoscopes – long tubes used to look inside
Bloomberg News reports that after setting aside $2.5 billion last year to resolve claims that 8,000 of its artificial hips were defective, Johnson & Johnson
Research has confirmed that 440,000 people die every year because of preventable medical errors. Preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the
From the desk of John R. Badal, President of the Berks county law firm of Liever, Hyman & Potter. In Barrick v. Holy Spirit Hospital
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