Cerebral Palsy Patient Starves, Negligent Ohio Nurse Serves 10 Years in Prison
An Ohio nurse was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month, according to the Seattle Times. Mollie Parsons’ negligence led to the malnutrition death of a 14-year-old cerebral palsy…
House of Representatives Wants to Speak with NECC and Woman Files First Meningitis Lawsuit
In the last week, the number of people who’ve died in the NECC fungal meningitis outbreak rose to 14, the number of people infected nearly doubled from Sunday’s 91, and the CDC…
NECC loses Ohio license and 2004 meningitis lawsuit settlement comes to light
As the illness and death toll rises from NECC’s contaminated epidural steroid injection, we’re learning more about the Framingham, Massachusetts, compounding pharmacy. For instance,…
Inmate Dies from Improper Care of Alcohol Withdrawal
The dangers and consequences of alcoholism are well-recognized and publicized. A lesser realized danger is going to jail and suffering from alcohol withdrawal. For Michael Reid, the consequences…
Should Alzheimer's patients be allowed to drive?
A wrongful death lawsuit in California prompts the question: Should Alzheimer’s patients be forbidden to drive?
According to the Daily Mail, 85-year-old Lorraine Sullivan turned left…
Hospital apologizes for elderly woman's bedsore-related death
Last summer, retired teacher Eileen Cliggett, 79, died from a preventable bedsore wound. Nearly a year later, the hospital has apologized to her family.
Cliggett was hospitalized last June…
Stroke patients more likely to die on the weekend
British researchers have found that stroke patients are more likely to die if hospitalized over the weekend. The study posits that stroke patients who are part of “the weekend effect”…
Speak now or forever hold your peace: Dr. Conrad Murray's regrets
Two of Dr. Conrad Murray’s lawyers visited him in county jail on Monday, the third anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death. According to Reuters, the physician told his lawyers that…
Obese actress dies; husband sues doctors
Plus-size model and actress Mia Amber Davis died of a pulmonary embolism last May at age 36. Now, husband and comedian Mike Yard is suing the doctor who prescribed her birth control pills and the…
Whistleblowing Leads to Physician Negligence and Prison Death
When we think about prisons and jails, we don’t expect prisoners to “have it easy.” But on the other hand, under our constitutional system, we do expect the state to provide…
