In yet another incident of nursing home neglect and abuse, a Washington state group home had its license permanently revoked by the state. Despite fear of retaliation, one of the residents reported anger, yelling and harsh grabbing by Carol Winters, operator of Carol's County...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed healthcare professionals of reports of sudden decreases or loss of hearing following the use of PDE5 inhibitors, Viagra, Levitra, Cialis for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and Revatio for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. In some...
A crane at a construction site for a 40-story luxury condominium in Miami collapsed today, killing two workers and injuring four others. Cranes and crane operators in Florida are not regulated or licensed by the state, a fact that the Legislature is looking to...
Many Oklahoma nursing homes are under the operation of shell companies without assets or insurance, said the executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Consumer & Patient Safety in a news conference today. With the growing number of cases of nursing home abuse and...
Letters outlining a lack of staff response to concerns of understaffing, medication errors, worker complacency and patient neglect at the Thomas E. Creek Department of Verterans Affairs Medical Center prompted an investigation of the nursing home by a board from nearby elder care facilities....
Researchers from the University of Southern California reported Monday that baby boys are about 20 percent more likely to die by the age of one than baby girls. This is actually an improvement from previous decades, as similar data from 1970 noted that male...
The Food and Drug Administration announced last they are finally looking into Chantix, a stop smoking medication, to find out how dangerous it might be. Since the report of Carter Albrecht's unusual behavior and death while taking Chantix, hundreds of other Chantix patients have spoken...
The FDA informed healthcare professionals of findings from two additional clinical studies, Preoperative Epirubicin Paclitaxel Aranesp Study, and the National Cancer Institute Gynecologic Oncology Group, showing an increase in mortality and shorter time to tumor progression in patients with cancer receiving an Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent...
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is now investigating a possible sexual abuse case involving a Killeen daycare center and a 4-month-old baby. Family members of the baby protested Monday in front of the Little Blessings Daycare. Doctors at Darnall Army Medical Center said...
Police in Killeen , Texas are looking into a possible daycare sexual abuse case involving a 4-month-old baby. When the 4-month-old was picked up from the Little Blessings Daycare last Wednesday, she was told that her daughter had a diaper rash. After an examination, her...
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