Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Litigation / Medical Malpractice News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/medical_malpractice/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156387.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156387.php Imagine donating a sample of your DNA to help researchers study the genetics of diabetes. The disease is common among your friends and family, and you're proud of your role in finding out why. Now, imagine that some time later, you learn that your DNA has been used for other studies on topics you never expected - schizophrenia, human migration, inbreeding. Genetics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156313.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156313.php Before taking her job as the White House health reform director, Nancy-Ann DeParle earned more than $6 million serving on the boards of major health care corporations, some of which were accused of fraud, mismanagement and regulatory violations during her tenure, the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University reports on Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156334.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156334.php The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a clinic operated by Planned Parenthood-Southwest Ohio Region does not have to release 10 years of child abuse reports and medical records of minors who received abortions, the AP/Middletown Journal reports. Abortion Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156209.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156209.php Occupational therapist, Ms Hannah McIlhinney has been suspended from the HPC Register for lack of competence whilst working for the Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS trust. Litigation / Medical Malpractice Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156141.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156141.php The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously voted to uphold Al Franken's (D) win in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, effectively clearing the way for Franken to become the state's newest senator, the Wall Street Journal reports. Litigation / Medical Malpractice Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155989.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155989.php A recent court decision in Black Hawk County, Iowa where a 34-year-old HIV-positive man was sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of parole for not informing a sexual partner of his status, might lead to a national discussion on state criminal transmission laws, the Iowa Independent reports. HIV / AIDS Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155961.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155961.php The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ " Women's Health / Gynecology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155951.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155951.php The Supreme Court's 5-4 reversal of a decision endorsed by a three-judge appellate panel that included Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is attracting criticism from the judge's conservative opponents but is not expected to have a significant effect on delaying her confirmation, the Litigation / Medical Malpractice Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155888.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155888.php A team of experts in biomechanics and physiology that conducted experiments on Oscar Pistorius, the South African bilateral amputee track athlete, have just published their findings in the Journal of Applied Physiology. Some of their previously confidential findings were presented to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland in May of 2008. Other findings are now being released for the first time. Sports Medicine / Fitness Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155861.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155861.php Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. announced today that a federal jury has returned a verdict of $1.67 billion against Abbott Laboratories in a patent infringement suit. "We are pleased that the jury has ruled in our favor in the patent litigation case against Abbott," said Kim Taylor, President, Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. Litigation / Medical Malpractice Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155776.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155776.php A federal judge will hear oral arguments on July 17 regarding a lawsuit challenging a South Dakota law that requires doctors to tell women seeking abortions that the procedure will end a human life, the AP/Sioux City Journal reports. Planned Parenthood, which operates the state's only abortion clinic, appealed the law after it was passed in 2005. U.S. Abortion Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155774.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155774.php Sixty-two percent of U.S. residents want Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to be confirmed, and 55% say she is "about right" on a liberal-to-conservative scale, according to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, the Abortion Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155635.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155635.php An emergency rule intended to reduce the number of deaths and injuries associated with Hawaiian air tours was followed by a 47 percent reduction in sightseeing crashes, according to a new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy. Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155472.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155472.php Fifty-three people were indicted in a major Medicare fraud crackdown in Detroit yesterday, just one day after eight were charged in a similar case in Miami. The Wall Street Journal: "the two separate cases, a joint effort by the Justice Department and the Health and the Human Services Department, reflect a pickup in the government's pace in combating Medicare fraud. Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155309.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155309.php Eight defendants were indicted in a massive Florida Medicare fraud case. The Associated Press reports: "It may be the center for Medicare fraud, but even Miami officials said Tuesday they were surprised by the breadth of a ring they say spanned five states, used 29 fake storefronts and attempted to steal $100 million from Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155312.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155312.php Medicaid providers in California won a legal challenge over program cuts in the case "Maxwell-Jolly v. Independent Living Center of Southern California." McKnight's Long Term Care News reports that "The U.S. Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155331.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155331.php The Louisiana House on Tuesday voted 88-12 in favor of a bill (H.B. 517) that would expand the ability of health care workers to refuse to participate in certain services based on moral or religious beliefs, the Primary Care / General Practice Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154943.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154943.php The New York Times reports that a "rogue cancer unit" at a veteran's hospital in Philadelphia "operated with virtually no outside scrutiny and botched 92 of 116 [prostate] cancer treatments over a span of more than six years - and then kept quiet about it, according to interviews with investigators, government officials and public records." Dr. Gary D. Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154790.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154790.php A federal grand jury yesterday indicted Pamela Arrey, age 48, of Glenelg, Maryland, for health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. According to the 13 count indictment, Arrey owned and operated two pharmacies trading as the Medicine Shoppe, on Liberty Road and Reisterstown Road in Baltimore. Pharmacy / Pharmacist Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154678.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154678.php The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is reminding its GP members about the steps they can take to avoid medication errors when treating children and the importance of learning from errors. The advice follows the publication of the National Patient Safety Agency's (NPSA) first review of patient safety incidents involving the under 18s reported under the national reporting and learning system (RLS). Litigation / Medical Malpractice Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154649.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154649.php Many doctors believe that the increase in caesarean section births in the U.S. over the last decade has been fueled by three main factors -- fear of malpractice lawsuits, a decrease in vaginal births after c-sections and rising rates of obesity -- the St. Petersburg Times reports. According to the Times, 31.8% of U.S. Litigation / Medical Malpractice Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154597.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154597.php A Branchburg, NJ, woman was sentenced for violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, for marketing the drug Bextra for uses and dosages that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Acting United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks; Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; Susan J. Pharmacy / Pharmacist Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154366.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154366.php More than 13,000 people who have lost the ability to make their own decisions die in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales each year after doctors have withheld life-sustaining medical treatment such as CPR. Palliative Care / Hospice Care Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154299.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154299.php Attorney Tom Keegan of the law firm Keegan & Keegan, Ross & Rosner, said President Barack Obama's proposal to reduce the number of medical malpractice lawsuits being filed nationwide will not benefit the people of New York in any way because such legal mechanisms are already in place to cut down on the number of frivolous lawsuits being filed in the state. He further states that, contrary to what the president said, New Yorkers will not see a reduction in health care costs. Litigation / Medical Malpractice Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154235.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154235.php A nurse has been sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment at Liverpool Crown Court (15th June, 2009) for obtaining an NHS bursary and then employment in a private nursing home using forged documents, after overstaying his leave to remain in the UK. The conviction follows an investigation by NHS Counter Fraud. Roy Kudzai Mapfumo of Southport, Merseyside, defrauded over £20,000 from the NHS and was sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment on two counts, to run concurrently. Nursing / Midwifery