Wrongful Death
Short Staffing Substantially Increases Patient Safety Risk
You can turn on any television drama that revolves around emergency medicine and see the same scene every time: doctors and nurses scrambling in the emergency room to tend to each patient who comes through the door on a stretcher. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it has become very clear that our hospitals…
Read MoreCongressman Asks for Answers Regarding Death of Navy Veteran Luke Smyth
NOV. 2019 UPDATE Channel 9 reports that Representative Phil Roe (R-TN) is seeking answers about the death of Navy veteran Luke Smyth. Rep. Roe told Channel 9 anchor Allison Latos that he will “get some answers” regarding “what happened to the employees involved [in Smyth’s death] and whether they instituted more mental health training” after…
Read MoreFDA Issues a Safety Warning About Injuries and Death from Intercept’s Liver Drug Ocaliva
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a drug safety communication regarding serious liver injury with Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) for rare chronic liver disease. The warning communicates concern that the drug is not being dosed correctly in some patients who have moderate to severe decrease in liver function, which has resulted in an…
Read MoreDangers of Fentanyl: Addiction, Withdrawal, and Side Effects
Fentanyl is an opioid pain reliever. It is a synthetic drug that is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. It is primarily used to treat people who have cancer and for patients who undergo surgeries. Subsys is a form of fentanyl that comes in a spray that is applied to the patient’s tongue.…
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