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Sunday 6 August

Medical Malpractice 101 (09:36) - There was an excellent editorial published in the Palm Beach Postyesterday. The editorial sharply criticizes the docility and unwillingness to monitor Florida doctors. The editorial cites Boynton Beach Dr. Mark Schreiber who was cited by state investigators 3 1/2 years... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 11 April

Tampa's VA Hospital Failure to Sterilize (07:15) - In an investigation made public yesterday, officials at Tampa's James A. Haley VA Medical Center disclosed that two cranial implants were not properly sterilized prior to surgery. This is a very serious failure on the part of the hospital and... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 15 March

Tampa VA Doc Uses Unsterilized Implant (06:45) - In a hastily called briefing for Congressional staffers, authorities at the James A. Haley VA Center in Tampa announced that an unsterilized cranial implant was placed into a patient last month. The mistake was nearly duplicated a few weeks later... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 28 October

Fla. Physicians, Plaintiffs Lawyers Battle Over Med-Mal Discovery (10:56) - A West Palm Beach, Fla., attorney has won a ruling declaring that the state Legislature's implementing law for last year's Patient Right to Know ballot initiative is unconstitutional because it fails to provide full public access to records on medical... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 1 August

New England Journal of Medicine: Hospitals Neglecting Lifesaving Treatments (07:00) - In a report published early last month, the New England Journal of Medicine reported that many hospitals across the country neglected to provide their patients with life saving treatments, even when the treatments were basic. For instance, even though just... | 0 Comments

Sunday 3 July

Sarasota Doctor Accused of Gross Malpractice Wants To Keep Working (17:17) - Sarasota surgeon and dermatologist Dr. Michael Rosin wants to keep performing surgery in spite of the fact that he's been indicted on charges of routinely lying about skin cancer diagnoses and performing unnecessary surgery. Rosin's lawyers have filed a petition... | 1 Comments

Monday 13 June

Sarasota Doctor Still Practicing After 25 Counts of Health Care Fraud (15:10) - According to a story published in the St. Petersburg Times, Dr. Michael Rosin continues to practice medicine in Sarasota in spite of 25 counts of health care fraud and 25 counts of making false statements. In one case, Dr. Rosin... | 0 Comments

Friday 3 June

Hospital Medical Mistakes Cited in Marine's Death (18:18) - Tragic and unnecessary death of Marine hero demonstrates need for better medical accountability for malpractice in hospitals. TODAY'S ST. PETERSBURG TIMES TAMPA - Investigators say the death last year of a 21-year-old Marine at James A. Haley VA Medical Center... | 1 Comments