A Florida doctor lost his medical license in Tampa earlier this year after the Florida Medical Board deemed his actions unprofessional. The physician allegedly arrived late to his clinic in Hialeah, Florida, and his patient delivered a baby rather than getting the abortion she’d planned. According to the complaint, one…
Today, officials at the Department of Veteran Affairs are expected to face a congressional panel and discuss how errors at three Southeastern hospitals may have exposed thousands of patients to infectious diseases. Since February, the VA has been warning approximately 10,000 former patients to get tested for HIV and hepatitis.…
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that the consumer group Public Citizen released a report about states disciplining doctors who violate state standards. Although Florida had previously performed at or above average compared to other states, the 2008 report indicated that Florida ranked number 44, putting the state among the ten…
A Florida woman that didn’t know she was pregnant and delivered her baby into the toilet in a restroom at the University Community Hospital in Carrollwood is suing the Tampa hospital for medical malpractice. 2 1/2 years ago, Robin Lumley arrived at the hospital complaining of vaginal bleeding and serious…
At St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, tragedies struck two families earlier this month when similar medication mistakes led to one mother delivering stillborn twins and another baby being born born with brain damage. The hospital has admitted to the medication errors and has apologized to both…
In Palm Beach County, the rate of woman delivering their babies by cesarean section is now over 40%–almost twice as many women as the number of women giving birth by C-section 10 years ago. This figure is also a lot higher than the national figure of 31%. Now public health…
A Boynton Beach plastic surgeon has been sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to four counts of practicing without a license. In Palm Beach Circuit Court on Tuesday, Dr. Mark Schreiber issued an apology, telling the judge that he believed he was “doing the right thing.”…
This week, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration began posting reports online to allow Floridians to evaluate the services and conditions available at some 32,000 hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, surgery centers, dialysis units, and other health care centers. The reports will contain information about complaints, and findings related to medical…
Florida Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp has arrived at a settlement agreement over his personal injury lawsuits filed against Lee Memorial Hospital and three companies. While Lee Memorial Hospital revealed that its portion of the settlement was $200,000, the settlement terms between Kottkamp and three of the companies remain confidential. Kottkamp…
According to British researchers, the use of Topiramate, an anti-epilepsy drug, increases the chances of pregnant women giving birth to babies with birth defects by up to 14-fold-especially when the drug is taken along with the drug Valproate. The study involved 203 women that became pregnant while taking Topiramate (Topamax…