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Taphandles Recalls 24,000 Ceramic Beer Tap Handles Due to Laceration Hazard

November 24, 2012

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products: Taphandles Recalls Ceramic Beer Tap Handles Due to Laceration Hazard – 24,000 Trend Lab Recalls Children’s Upholstered Chairs Due to Laceration and Choking Hazards – 16,850 units Children’s Apparel Network Recalls Fleece Hoodie and T-Shirt Sets Due […]

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Surgeon wasn’t a surgeon at all, 80 suits settled

November 21, 2012

After a rash of spine operations went bad, it was discovered that one of the doctors performing the procedure at a New Mexico hospital had allegedly faked his credentials — he wasn’t even a surgeon at all. That revelation and other problems resulted in the Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center agreeing to settle 80 malpractice

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80,000 Sharper Image USB Wall Chargers Recalled by Atomi Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

November 17, 2012

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products: Sharper Image USB Wall Chargers Recalled by Atomi Due to Fire and Burn Hazards – 80,000 Graco Recalls Classic Wood Highchairs Due to Fall Hazard – 86,000 GE Recalls Front Load Washers Due to Injury Hazard –

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NYC spends big for medical errors

November 14, 2012

New York City has paid out more than a half billion dollars over the last four fiscal years to pay for medical mistakes at its 11 public hospitals, according to a report in the New York Daily News citing city records. The tab – paid ultimately by taxpayers — came to $134 million in the last fiscal

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$100M verdict in birth injury case

November 7, 2012

A jury handed down a $100 million verdict against a hospital for a Staten Island teenager who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of a premature birth. The case took years to litigate. The baby is now 17-year-old Stephanie Debes, who, along with a twin sister, was born three months early after staff at St.

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Cancer misdiagnoses up among the young

October 31, 2012

Cases of colon cancer among younger people is on the rise even as the rate for those older than 50 decreases, a phenomenon that is leading to more missed diagnoses. Such was the case for a 44-year-old Maryland woman who seven years ago went to doctors with all the symptoms of colorectal cancer, including diarrhea,

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Ex-Banker becomes No. 1 whistleblower

October 24, 2012

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Study: Misdiagnoses causes ICU deaths

October 17, 2012

A new report out of Johns Hopkins estimates that diagnostic errors may cause as many as 40,500 patient deaths in hospital intensive care units. The university’s patient safety experts say the number of deaths of critically ill hospital patients die with unknown medical conditions may exceed the annual number of deaths due to breast cancer

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Tainted spinal injection causes meningitis outbreak

October 11, 2012

A dozen people have died and more than 100 have been sickened by an outbreak of meningitis caused by a steroid spinal injection contaminated with a fungus. The unsafe drug, used to treat back pain, was made by a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy and was sold to 75 clinics throughout 23 states. The form of meningitis

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Whistleblower rewarded for uncovering fraud at hospital

October 3, 2012

A doctor at a Cincinnati-area hospital had ordered and charged Medicare for as many as 8,000 vascular tests of patients. Just one problem – he wasn’t bothering to properly read them, if they were read at all. A former employee at the hospital blew the whistle and filed a lawsuit in the case, which recently

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Legrand Wiremold Recalls 14,200 Power Strips Due to Electric Shock Hazard

September 29, 2012

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products: Death of Child Prompts Recall of Window Blinds by Blind Xpress 139,000 custom-made vertical and 315,000 horizontal blinds Legrand Wiremold Recalls Power Strips Due to Electric Shock Hazard 14,200 Specialized Bicycle Components Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall

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BP still paying over Texas explosion

September 26, 2012

Seven years after a deadly explosion at an oil refinery in Texas City, BP Plc has agreed to pay another $13 million to settle fines over safety violations revealed in the aftermath of the tragedy. The explosion left 15 workers dead and 170 others injured. It occurred when a cloud of volatile hydrocarbon vapor ignited

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Energizer Recalls 260,000 Night Lights Due to Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target

September 22, 2012

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products: Energizer Recalls Night Lights Due to Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target – 260,000 CareBears Pacifier Recalled by IDM Group Due to Choking Hazard – 119,000 Zest Garden Recalls Wilson & Fisher Bistro Sets Due to Fall

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Jury strikes hard against drunk driver

September 19, 2012

The plaintiff’s lawyer wanted to “send a message” that would be a deterrent to drunk drivers, and a jury in Tennessee obliged – handing down a $9.25 million verdict against a man who drove while intoxicated and slammed into another car driven by a high school honor student. The Chatanooga jury ordered Kevin Davis to

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2 million Summer Infant Recalls to Repair Baby Bathers Due to Fall and Head Injury Hazard

September 15, 2012

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products: Summer Infant Recalls to Repair Baby Bathers Due to Fall and Head Injury Hazard – 2 million Mr. Coffee Single Cup Brewers Recalled by JCS Due to Burn Hazard – 520,000 Cooper Lighting Recalls Shower Light Trim

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Taphandles Recalls 24,000 Ceramic Beer Tap Handles Due to Laceration Hazard

Surgeon wasn’t a surgeon at all, 80 suits settled

80,000 Sharper Image USB Wall Chargers Recalled by Atomi Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

NYC spends big for medical errors

$100M verdict in birth injury case

Cancer misdiagnoses up among the young

Ex-Banker becomes No. 1 whistleblower

Study: Misdiagnoses causes ICU deaths

Tainted spinal injection causes meningitis outbreak

Whistleblower rewarded for uncovering fraud at hospital

Legrand Wiremold Recalls 14,200 Power Strips Due to Electric Shock Hazard

BP still paying over Texas explosion

Energizer Recalls 260,000 Night Lights Due to Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target

Jury strikes hard against drunk driver

2 million Summer Infant Recalls to Repair Baby Bathers Due to Fall and Head Injury Hazard

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