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New statistics show that Ohio is just about the deadliest state for infants, ranking 48th for infant deaths, according to The Columbus Dispatch. In 2012, 1,045 babies died before their first birthday, according to state officials. This has led the push for new state bills that would provide $25 million for community-based services such as…

This case involved negligent actions during a medical procedure that left Dr. Di, a neurosurgeon formerly employed by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, no longer able to operate. Back on Feb. 12, 2010, Dr. Di was performing surgery when he injured his left eye. Subsequent to that work-related injury, he underwent surgery to have his eye…

The results of a long-term health trial which found no difference in death rates from breast cancer among women who had regular mammograms and those who did not may further confuse the actual necessary rate of these exams, according to The New York Times. The annual mammogram has been promoted vociferously and continuously as an…

A young married woman who had two young boys was admitted to her local hospital for an infection of her wound site after a resent spine surgery. She needed and IV line established so she could receive fluids and her needed antibiotics to cure her infection. Had this happened she would have been fine, the…

Crandall & Pera Law Attorney Steve Crandall recently won a significant victory for his client, Dr. Xiao Di and his wife Nan Qiao, in a medical malpractice case against the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and ophthalmologist Dr. Andrew Esposito. On March 20, after just one day of deliberations, a Cuyahoga County jury found in favor of…

Errors and violations continue to endanger nursing home residents across parts of Kentucky, according to inspections made by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. State inspectors discovered five violations they believed placed the residents of the Masonic Home of Louisville in “immediate jeopardy” last year, including improper doses of medication and failing to…

Doctors are researching a rare mutation so effective in preventing Type 2 diabetes that they are looking to mimic the mutation’s effect in developing a new drug, according to a recent New York Times article. The mutation destroys one copy of the gene ZnT8, which is used by pancreas cells where insulin is made, and reduces…

A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics finds that using acetaminophen – the active ingredient in Tylenol and other common pain relievers – during pregnancy may not be as safe as women have been told. According to the study, the children of women who took the drug during pregnancy were about 40% more likely to…

A hospital in North Carolina exposed nearly 20 patients to an incurable brain disease after failing to properly sterilize surgical equipment, according to a recent USA Today article. Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem apologized after exposing 18 neurosurgical patients to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), a degenerative fatal neurological disorder, after operating on a patient later…

An Ohio nursing home with a history of taking on high-need patients is facing imminent shutdown after it was found, among other violations, to not be able to meet the needs of every resident, according to a recent article in The Columbus Dispatch. Among the 130 people currently living at Carlton Manor in Fayette County,…