Blog Posts in 2014

The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a patient’s medical malpractice lawsuit was time-barred. In Anonymous Physician v. Rogers , a man sought treatment from his urologist for blood in his ...

Despite efforts to control and reduce rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), too many people in the United States continue to suffer preventable infectious injury each year. According to ...

In order to make important government health data available to consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a new initiative in June of this year. OpenFDA offers not only ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discourages the use of power morcellation for the treatment of uterine fibroids or as a means of hysterectomy. Uterine fibroids, called leiomyomata , are ...

While victims of a meningitis outbreak may never regain full health, a recently filed financial settlement may provide some help. In September 2012, health agencies and physicians noticed an uptick in ...

Although codeine is familiar to many consumers, it is not safe for pediatric patients. Earlier this year, a study published in the journal Pediatrics looked at prescribing patterns for the drug ...