This blog frequently discusses how profits are prioritized over patient safety in the U.S. health care industry. Health care is a business and everyone has to earn a living, but a recent story out of California illustrates how greed poisons the industry and lowers the quality of health care. The
An adult male decided that he wanted to be circumcised, so he met with his doctor and set up a relatively minor surgery. When he awoke from anesthesia in a recovery room he must have thought he was still dreaming and having the nightmare of all nightmares. Rather than performing
Suffering from concussions is something that is common for football players. Some of these players are now realizing that there are lasting health consequences to those repeated concussions suffered while playing professional football. Ohio readers might be interested to learn about the recent development in the class action lawsuit filed
We’ve all been taught to use caution when we hear or see a police car or emergency vehicle with siren on and lights flashing. Drivers should pull over and stop in order to let the vehicle pass safely. However, when a police car is chasing a suspect without its siren
In a story so disturbing it’s hard to believe, a man was misdiagnosed as delusional and spent 20 years wrongly confined to a state mental rehabilitation center. The man was recently released from a psych ward after one brave doctor stepped forward and said that his predecessors repeatedly misdiagnosed the
Any motorist who gets a driver’s license has to take a test that proves they know basic traffic laws. One of the most basic traffic laws is that drivers must stop the vehicle they are driving if they come to a stop sign or a red traffic signal. Failing to
A number of different factors can lead to an Ohio car accident, including the negligence of a driver, drinking and driving and of course, a defective vehicle. Many automakers have found themselves in the news this year for defective auto parts that increase the chance of an accident. While General
Semi truck drivers who aren’t paying attention to what is going on around their rigs are driving deadly weapons. Crashing into any passenger vehicle can easily turn into a disaster when a semi truck is involved. When the semi truck driver slams into a motorcycle, it is easy for the
Car accidents can happen for any number of reasons, but when somebody acts in a negligent manner, it is more difficult for those involved to understand. While some Ohio car accidents only involve a couple of vehicles and a couple of people, others are much more serious. A recent multi-vehicle
A pediatrician was arrested, injured and humiliated after trying to rescue a newborn, her patient, from a car baking under the hot Nashville sun. The 8-day-old’s mother accidentally locked her in the car and called 911 for help. Firefighters and police arrived and tried to unlock the car without causing