Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed At Malpractice Relief Pennsylvania Ed Rendell has vetoed Senate Bill 435 that would have reenacted a bill … [Read more...]
March 23, 2006
Political Squabble in Australia Over Training of Surgical Specialists The "stranglehold" on the training of surgical specialists in Australia is … [Read more...]
March 22, 2006
Renowned Sports Medicine Surgeon Goes Under the Knife World famous orthopedic surgeon James Andrews has undergone an unspecified heart surgery … [Read more...]
March 20, 2006
New Advancements In Surgery To Correct Vision Problems CBS News has a nice summary article on two new surgical procedures performed by … [Read more...]
March 19, 2006
New York Surgeon To Remove Killer RN's Kidney Although final details are to be worked out, authorities in New Jersey have agreed to allow New York … [Read more...]
March 18, 2006
Egypt Has First Death From Bird Flu In more ominous news on the avian flu front, a 30 year old woman in Egypt has died of the bird flu. The woman … [Read more...]
March 17, 2006
Surgeons Remove Wrong Kidney It is every patient's (and surgeon's) horrible nightmare - they go in for surgery and the surgeons cut out the wrong … [Read more...]
Surgeon Sues Attorney for Malpractice and Bad Legal Outcome
In a reversal of roles, a cardiothoracic surgeon who was convicted two years ago of murdering his wife has sued his former defense attorney for legal … [Read more...]
Well-Regarded Neurosurgeon Invisible to Hospital
Neurosurgeon Harry Lippmann can not figure out why All Saints Hospital in Racine, Wisconsin tells patients in his own hospital with urgent … [Read more...]
March 15, 2006
Surgeon Successfully Sued for Improvising in the Operating Room In a frankly baffling case, a Hawaii jury has awarded $5.5 million to the family of … [Read more...]
March 14, 2006
Woman In China Seeks Beauty Perfection Through 70 Plastic Surgery Operations A 34 year old woman from Singapore has decided to devote her life to … [Read more...]
March 13, 2006
Another Reason Not To Smoke New research reported by an oral surgeon in Boston shows that if the threat of lung cancer, breast cancer, and emphysema … [Read more...]