Medical Malpractice

• Deaths Reported in Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation of Tumors

  Courtney Mills | December 13, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  The FDA made a public announcement recently about the association between radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of lung tumors and patient deaths. The FDA has received several reports of patient deaths linked to lung tumor ablation with RFA devices. According to the government agency, patient selection, follow-up care, and technical use of these devices may have contributed to patient...

• Four Transplant Recipients Contract H.I.V. in Chicago

  Courtney Mills | November 14, 2007 5:26 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  Four patients in Chicago tested positive for H.I.V. after receiving organs from an H.I.V. - infected organ donor. Two patients were infected at the University of Chicago Medical Center, one at Northwestern University Medical Center, and one transplant patient was infected at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.The story was first reported by the Chicago Tribune. The transplant recipients...

• Teen Dead After Wisdom Teeth Removed

  Jenny Albano | July 15, 2007 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  A teen attended a dental surgeon in Waterloo, Ontario last week to get his wisdom teeth removed, but instead he died.After Leejay Levene was put under general anesthesia, the anesthesiologist noticed that he was struggling for air. After the anesthesiologist attempted to resuscitate Leejay, 911 was called.Paramedics and doctors tried everything to try and keep the boy alive, but the next day...

• Family Suing U.S. for Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death

  Christina Cole | March 16, 2007 10:06 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  In November 2004, Patricia, a former sergeant, went to Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon for simple hernia surgery. Only, when the surgeon went in to operate, he punctured her liver.The doctor's failure to run pre-operative tests caused her to lose half of her body's blood supply, causing her to be in a coma for the next four months."It's basically a mistake that should have never...