UPDATES & INSIGHTS

Diabetes remains a significant health concern among Americans, bringing a host of complications including cardiovascular disease, kidney damage, nerve damage, loss of vision, and many other devastating symptoms if left uncontrolled. Similarly, gestational diabetes can spell catastrophic and even life-threatening consequences for mother and child if left untreated. A new study, published during November, which is […]

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently submitted a report to Congress addressing the prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) in the U.S., the implications of these injuries for those affected, and available data related to the effectiveness of TBI rehabilitation. Understanding the prevailing […]

A couple from Los Angeles, California recently filed a product liability lawsuit against one of the pharmaceutical industry’s dominant companies, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), alleging that GSK’s prescription medication brand Zofran contributed to the tragic death of their infant daughter. Dulce A. Morga, the expectant mother in this case, was prescribed Zofran during her pregnancy. Her daughter was then born […]

In a follow-up to its landmark report addressing the problem of medical errors and misdiagnosis, the Institute of Medicine recently released new findings that call for significant improvement in the quality of today’s healthcare. In fact, the overwhelming rates of medical misdiagnosis in the United States has led some to call the new report a “second […]

According to a recent study conducted by researchers at one of the country’s leading medical centers, approximately half of all surgeries performed in the United States involve some form of medication error or result in an unintended drug side effect for unsuspecting patients. Surgery Mistakes involving Medication These staggering new statistics resulted from a study conducted […]

Leaders in the medical community have generated additional confusion among patients and practitioners alike, as the The American Cancer Society recently published new mammogram guidelines for breast cancer screening, but experts fail to reach a consensus. The implications of this ongoing debate are two-fold: first, it leaves patients to question the best course of action for breast cancer prevention, […]

A Monmouth Beach man was recently hospitalized with traumatic injuries after a tire that he was filling with air exploded, causing the metal rim to strike him in the head. According to Thomas C. Walsh, Chief of the Monmouth Beach Police Department, a 56-year-old man was inflating a tire using an air compressor on Borden Street in […]

An unidentified New Jersey nurse is currently under fire after allegedly reusing syringes while administering flu vaccines to patients at a West Windsor pharmaceutical company. The nurse, whose identity remains undisclosed, voluntarily surrendered her license and is temporarily suspended pending a final determination by the New Jersey Board of Nursing. According to the New Jersey […]

Can You Sue an Uninsured Doctor in NJ? In a landmark decision made by the New Jersey Supreme Court recently, justices barred medical malpractice victims from bringing direct cause of action lawsuits against physicians who treat them without adequate medical malpractice insurance. Further, the Court ruled that a physician’s failure to inform a patient of his or her lack […]

An unfortunate case of medical malpractice left the patient dead and the patient’s closest living family member, his grandmother, taking legal action against the medical team responsible for the fatal error. The incident occurred when the young man went in to get some testing done on his intestines. He had complained of digestive issues and […]