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Texas Nursery Worker Exposes 700 Babies to Tuberculosis

September 23, 2014 — Health officials in El Paso, Texas say a nursery worker who recently tested positive for tuberculosis (TB) may have exposed over 700 babies and 43 employees to the highly-contagious and potentially deadly disease.The employee worked in close...

$16 Million Awarded in Lawsuit for Misdiagnosed Lung Cancer

June 30, 2014 — A woman whose mother died of lung cancer has been awarded $16.7 million after a jury found that her doctor was liable for malpractice after missing signs of the cancer during a screening, according to the Boston Globe.The 33 year-old plaintiff,...

Four Deaths Linked to HeartMate II LVAS Pocket Controller

March 5, 2014 — Thoratec Corporation has issued a Safety Advisory after receiving reports of four deaths and five injuries associated with the HeartMate II LVAS Pocket System Controller. Patients are at risk of problems when exchanging an older controller for...

Hospital Infection Lawsuit

Hospital-acquired infections are a significant cause of injury and death in the United States, responsible for an estimated 1.7 million infections and nearly 100,000 deaths per year. The most common types are staph infections, pneumonia, bloodstream infections,...

15 Exposed to Fatal Brain Infection on Surgical Instruments

September 6, 2013 — At least 15 people who had spinal surgery at Cape Cod Hospital in Massachusetts were exposed to a deadly hospital infection called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), also known as the human “mad cow.” Exposure occurred when surgeons used...