The HSE would become more transparent if steps were taken to follow the UK’s lead in introducing a contractual “duty of candour”. The contractual duty of candour in Healthcare will be an enforceable duty on providers to be open and honest with patients or their families when things go wrong ensuring they receive prompt information […]
Prison Officers May Sue for Acquiring TB
Prison officers at a Dublin prison who tested positive for latent Tuberculosis (TB) are to get chest x-rays and lung tests. One prison officer is in a serious condition in hospital after contracting TB from an inmate at Cloverhill Prison while another thirty officers have tested positive for exposure. Patients with latent TB are not […]
Hospital Medical Errors and Mistakes continue to rise, says Naas Solicitor
Irishhealth.com has learned that a total of 52 serious healthcare errors and medical mistakes are being investigated around the country. The HSE has drawn up a list and has given it to the State Health Safety watchdog. According to the document, which is a HSE register of enquiries and reviews into serious healthcare incidents, 12 […]
Children’s Halloween Face Paints Could Be Dangerous
The Irish Medicines Board has warned parents to be aware of the danger posed by the contents of some children’s face paints when purchasing them this Halloween. High levels of lead have been found in some brands of children’s cosmetics in the last number of years. Parents have been advised by the IMB to review […]
Woman Sues Airline over Turbulent Flight
Irish based airlines will be monitoring closely the outcome of a law suit being taken by a Ms. Colleen O’Neal who is suing Continental Airlines and three other carriers over mental trauma she alleges she experienced during a turbulent flight. Copy cat law suits could be on the way in Ireland if Ms. O’Neal is […]
Ultrasounds May Wrongly Diagnose Miscarriage
Research released on Friday the 7th of October 2011 in the U.K. showed that current guidelines for using ultrasounds to determine that a pregnancy has ended may not always be accurate. The four new studies looked at U.K. ultrasound specifications but when the findings were extrapolated to U.S. guidelines the researchers suggested 1 in 23 […]
Hospital Casualty visits for Sports Head Injuries Increase
Emergency room visits for head injuries among youth athletes has surged by over 60% in the last nine years. The injuries are lead by bicycling, football and playground accidents. Traumatic brain injuries, in the US, rose to 248,418 cases in 2009 from 153,375 in 2001, according to a report by the Atlanta –based centre for […]
Injury Claims Filed after Link Between Actos and Bladder Cancer established
Following an FDA alert in August 2011 warning that diabetes drug Actos may cause bladder cancer, multiple suits are being filed against the manufacturer. The Plaintiffs allege drug maker Takada Pharmaceuticals America, Inc., in partnership with Eli Lilly & Co. marketed Actos – generic name pioglitazone – as a medication that can improve blood-sugar levels […]
Jury awards worker $2.5 million damages for Asbestos Damage
James Ginter, a laboratory chemist, worked with a Friction Assessment Screening Test (FAST) machine, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company to test asbestos-containing friction material for use in brakes. He used a hacksaw and file to cut the material so it would fit into the machine, which would then abrade the material for 90 minutes […]
DePuy not Fraudulently Joined as a Party to US Lawsuit
Letitia Malkmus, a Wisconsin resident suffered injuries from a Defective hip implant manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. She and her husband filed a lawsuit against DePuy and PRP & Associates, a Wisconsin based distributor of the implant. DePuy, who manufacture and distribute hip implants failed to show that she had fraudulently joined DePuy as a […]
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