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Medical Care Costs Climb

Posted on March 14, 2008
Briefly: the cost of medical care posted a small 0.1 percent increase in February as doctors' fees actually fell. However, medical care, the fastest-rising price category outside of energy, is still up by 4.5 percent over the past year.

Medical Care Costs Climb

Nevada Slow to Inspect Endoscopy And Other Surgery Centers

Posted on March 13, 2008
The Reno Gazette reports that the State Health Division has fallen behind in inspecting surgical centers for more than 10 years and has failed to inspect half of all centers over the past six years as is called for by Federal guidelines. More specifically, State inspectors failed to inspect 22 of Nevada's 50 surgical centers over the last six years and at least one center has gone without inspection for 15 years...

Nevada Slow to Inspect Endoscopy And Other Surgery Centers

Posted on March 13, 2008
The Reno Gazette reports that the State Health Division has fallen behind in inspecting surgical centers for more than 10 years and has failed to inspect half of all centers over the past six years as is called for by Federal guidelines.More specifically, State inspectors failed to inspect 22 of Nevada's 50 surgical centers over the last six years and at least one center has gone without inspection for 15 years...

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Reno Surgery Center Situation Different So Far From Las Vegas Hepatitis Scare

Posted on March 10, 2008
I've been travelling for depositions the last few days while the story of deficiencies among ambulatory surgery centers has been brewing. What's clear from the recent publicity regarding surgery centers other than the infamous Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada is that not so much is clear...

Reno Surgery Center Situation Different So Far From Las Vegas Hepatitis Scare

Posted on March 10, 2008
I've been travelling for depositions the last few days while the story of deficiencies among ambulatory surgery centers has been brewing.What's clear from the recent publicity regarding surgery centers other than the infamous Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada is that not so much is clear...

Nevada Hepatitis Links

Posted on March 07, 2008
Here's a great link to the Las Vegas Review Journal's Clearinghouse page of links. Highly recommended! Review Journal Links on Hepatitis Scarel

Nevadans Question Vaccinations

Posted on March 07, 2008
According to an article from PBS: Newshour Extra dated March 7, 2008, a number of parents are blaming vaccinations for the emergence of autism in their children. Parents are filing their cases in a "federal vaccine court," which was set up to protect vaccine makers from bankruptcy...

Nevada Hepatitis Links

Posted on March 07, 2008
Here's a great link to the Las Vegas Review Journal's Clearinghouse page of links. Highly recommended! Review Journal Links on Hepatitis Scarel

Nevadans Question Vaccinations

Posted on March 07, 2008
According to an article from PBS: Newshour Extra dated March 7, 2008, a number of parents are blaming vaccinations for the emergence of autism in their children.Parents are filing their cases in a "federal vaccine court," which was set up to protect vaccine makers from bankruptcy...

Chinese Take Shot at Nevada Hepatitis Situation

Posted on March 04, 2008
I used to live in Taiwan and I've travelled back and forth to Mainland China many times. The Chinese do things in subtle ways sometimes. For years now, China has felt the pressure of U.S. criticism of Chinese safety standards. This is why it comes as little surprise that China is now running stories in the Chinese press about LOW AMERICAN SAFETY STANDARDS...

Chinese Take Shot at Nevada Hepatitis Situation

Posted on March 04, 2008
I used to live in Taiwan and I've travelled back and forth to Mainland China many times.The Chinese do things in subtle ways sometimes.For years now, China has felt the pressure of U.S. criticism of Chinese safety standards.This is why it comes as little surprise that China is now running stories in the Chinese press about LOW AMERICAN SAFETY STANDARDS...

Nevada Hepatitis Doctor Served on Nevada Medical Board

Posted on March 02, 2008
This comes to me once again from Susan Gallagher, Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts: Dipak K. Desai, M.D., was re-elected to the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the board. Dr. Desai practices in Las Vegas and has served on the board since September 1, 1993, having just been re-appointed by Governor Miller for his second four-year term...

Nevada Hepatitis Doctor Served on Nevada Medical Board

Posted on March 02, 2008
This comes to me once again from Susan Gallagher, Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts:Dipak K. Desai, M.D., was re-elected to the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the board. Dr. Desai practices in Las Vegas and has served on the board since September 1, 1993, having just been re-appointed by Governor Miller for his second four-year term...

Vegas Ricin Apparently for Baking Cookies

Posted on March 01, 2008
A number of weeks back I was flying into Vegas, and as we were nearly on the ground I looked out my airplane window and noticed an unusual sight, even for Vegas: the top floor of the Monte Carlo was on fire and there were flames jumping off the top of the hotel...

Vegas Ricin Apparently for Baking Cookies

Nevada Hepatitis Doctor Sued Before

Posted on February 29, 2008
I discussed Dipak Desai, MD, several blogs ago in some detail. The following useful article was referred to me by Susan E. Gallagher, an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts: Nevada Law Journal Article on Dipak Desai Medical Malpractice Back tomorrow with the promised article on why this case of what appears to be plain and substantial medical malpractice reflects what a disaster medical malpractice reform is for Nevadans.

Hepatitis Exposure in Nevada - Public Health Information

Posted on February 29, 2008
The following important public health information is reprinted from the Southern Nevada Heatlh District www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.com The Southern Nevada Health District is advising patients who received injected anesthesia medication at the Endoscopy Center of Nevada (700 Shadow Lane) of a risk for possible exposure to hepatitis C and other bloodborne pathogens...

Nevada Hepatitis Warning - Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada Malpractice

Posted on February 29, 2008
Alright, let's get into this. The subject of controversy is an entity known as Southern Nevada Endoscopy Center. The Nevada Secretary of State indicates two limited liability companies registered under that name, both active: The first reflects that Clifford Carrol, MD and the Hari Om Limited Partnership are officers...

Ricin Found - Disease and Poison in Las Vegas

Posted on February 29, 2008
First news of 40,000 exposed to Hepatitis in Vegas and now authorities are reporting discovering what appears to be Ricin in a hotel. What's up in Vegas? Reminds me of an art exhibit I recently saw (still on display at the Barrick Museum there) that depicts scenes of apocalypse and absurdity with Vegas as the backdrop...

Hepatitis Victims May Be Duped By Med Mal Insurance Industry

Posted on February 29, 2008
Nevadans, you were duped by the medical malpractice insurance industry when you voted for the KODIN Ballot Initiative a few years back. Now those injured through the sheer negligence and stupidity of a group of Nevada doctors may find that they've limited their ability to collect compensation...

Nevada Hepatitis Doctor Sued Before

Posted on February 29, 2008
I discussed Dipak Desai, MD, several blogs ago in some detail.The following useful article was referred to me by Susan E. Gallagher, an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts:Nevada Law Journal Article on Dipak Desai Medical MalpracticeBack tomorrow with the promised article on why this case of what appears to be plain and substantial medical malpractice reflects what a disaster medical malpractice reform is for Nevadans.

Nevada Endoscopy Center Malpractice

Posted on February 28, 2008
As many as 40,000 infected with Hep C in what looks like a potential mass negligence case against an endoscopy center and possibly a products manufacturer. Stay tuned to this blog and I will bring you extensive independently researched details on this developing case.

Nevada Hepatitis Scare

Posted on February 28, 2008
You know, you might think that you could go the Center for Disease Control website and get some update on what certainly appears to be a full-blown health care crisis in Las Vegas (40,000! Exposed? That's a big number! And that's a preliminary number...

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Medical Device Lawsuits

Posted on February 22, 2008
I reprint here a summary from the recent important decision in Riegel v. Medtronic. This comes directly from the People Over Profits Grassroots Action Center: Riegel v. Medtronic In this case, Charles Riegel received a balloon catheter made by Medtronic which subsequently ruptured due to overinflation...

Big Earthquake Near Elko, Nevada

Posted on February 21, 2008
As many Nevadans know, Nevada is earthquake country. This just in this morning: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Nevada this morning with reports of property damage but no injuries so far. The quake had its center approximately 10 miles from the Utah border...

Reno Judge Slashes Damage Award

Posted on February 20, 2008
Washoe District Court Judge Robert Perry has reduced the recent landmark jury award against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth arising from Wyeth's development and marketing of Prempro. Judge Perry cut the award from $134 million to $58 million. $23 million is allocated toward compensatory damages and $35 million is punitive damages...

Hospitals More Dangerous After Dark

Posted on February 19, 2008
A new study that appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that the graveyard shift in hospitals is the most dangerous time for a patient to require a "code blue" for a stopped heart. Researchers found that among the late night cases studied, there were a higher portion of instances where patients were discovered with no heart electrical activity; that is, too late to deliver a lifesaving shock...

Nevada Equitable and Legal Claims at Trial

Posted on February 15, 2008
On December 27, 2007 the Nevada Supreme Court clarified in Awada v. Shuffle Master, Inc., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 57, the manner in which a Nevada District Court may handle mixed claims for legal and equitable relief at trial and found as follows: In this appeal, we consider the primary issue of whether a district court has the authority to bifurcate the legal and equitable claims presented in a single action, conduct a bench trial on an equitable claim, and then use the findings of fact and conclusions of law from that bench trial to dispose of the case...

Update on Nevada Allstate Attorney Misconduct Case

Posted on February 14, 2008
In the ongoing squabble over Allstate defense attorney Phil Emerson's repeated misconduct in arguing cases at trial, the Nevada Supreme Court rendered its latest decision on January 17, 2008. In its introduction to Lioce v. Cohen, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No...

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