Warning signs for fatal heart attack are missed
June 14, 2008
Early one morning in 2004, a married, 45-year-old mother of two woke up with excruciating pain in her right shoulder going into her arm.
The woman was seen at a local health center later that morning by a nurse practitioner and a doctor. The doctor’s notes from the examination indicated that the patient had pain on her right side going toward her upper back. The record further indicated that she had not experienced any trauma or performed any physical activity that would account for her pain.
Parents, physicians settle over missed cystic fibrosis in fetus
June 14, 2008
During the course of a couple’s pregnancy, both parents were found to be genetic carriers of cystic fibrosis. Their OBGYN referred them to a geneticist for counseling.
Radiologist could assume staff would communicate findings
June 14, 2008
The patient, a 69-year-old male with a history of congestive heart failure and diabetes, presented to his primary care physician on Dec. 19, 1998 complaining of cold-like symptoms.
State, Merck reach $10.5M settlement
March 17, 2008
The state Attorney General’s Office has reached a $10.5 million settlement with drug maker Merck & Co. to settle a case involving drug rebates under Medicaid, according to the State House News Service.
Patient develops infection from gauze in wound
March 17, 2008
A 77-year-old man was a hospital patient from April 2004 to June 2004, during which time he underwent three spinal disc surgeries.
Woman treated for HIV though she didn’t have the virus
March 17, 2008
A woman was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1994 by anonymous testing and reported her results to her gynecologist, who referred her to an HIV specialist at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Read more
Med-mal settlement approved for $6M
March 17, 2008
A $6 million settlement agreement has been approved in a medical malpractice suit against three doctors and five nurses over injuries allegedly suffered by a Dudley couple’s son at birth, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Read more
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