Medication errors are very common. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 82 percent of adults are on at least one medication and 29 percent take five or more. With numbers such … [Read more...]
Leading doctors push back on new mammogram guidelines
October 29, 2015 by
The American Cancer Society says it came up with its recommendations that women start mammograms at an older age after reviewing the best medical evidence available, and weighing the benefits and … [Read more...]
As Seen in the Huffington Post: Too Young for a Mammogram? Too Average? The Discussion Continues
October 28, 2015 by
Last week, in the wake of the new American Cancer Society [ACS] mammography guidelines recommending that screening mammography should be conducted later in life and with less frequency, I shared the … [Read more...]
As Seen in the Huffington Post – She Was Told That She Was “Too Young For A Mammogram”
October 24, 2015 by
My client, Jennifer,* was 28 years old when she went to her gynecologist complaining of a strange, tiny pea-sized lump she felt in her breast. "It's probably nothing," is what she was told by her … [Read more...]
Womens’ Health Matters: A Journey Revisited
October 21, 2015 by
In the early years of my legal career, I represented women who had suffered catastrophic injuries resulting from medical errors such as delays in diagnosis of breast cancer and incorrectly-prescribed … [Read more...]
Susan G. Komen: Women Should Have Access to, Cover for, Mammography
October 20, 2015 by
World’s Largest Breast Cancer Organization Reiterates that Screening Should Be Based on Individual Risk and is Decision for Women and their Health Care Providers Dallas — October 20, 2015 — The … [Read more...]
FDA warns: Don’t get these two drugs mixed up
July 31, 2015 by
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that some doctors and pharmacies are getting confused by the similar names of an antidepressant and a blood-thinning medicine. The FDA says it's not … [Read more...]
Wrong drug put in IV bag led to fatal Bend hospital error
December 8, 2014 by
St. Charles pharmacy worker in tragic sequence of events By, Wanda Moore A St. Charles Bend pharmacy worker put the wrong medication in an IV bag, leading to the fatal error that killed a … [Read more...]
Hospital medication error kills patient in Oregon
December 4, 2014 by
A hospital in Bend, Oregon, says it administered the wrong medication to a patient, causing her death. Loretta Macpherson, 65, died shortly after she was given a paralyzing agent typically used … [Read more...]
Radiation exposure from imaging common in kids
January 3, 2011 by
CHICAGO | BY JULIE STEENHUYSEN Children and teens often get diagnostic tests that expose them to radiation, increasing the risk of cancer later in life, U.S. researchers said on Monday. "In just … [Read more...]
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