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In a series of recent decisions, the Georgias appellate and supreme courts diluted application of the clear and convincing gross negligence standard installed by Georgias tort reform statute; and they have also advanced exceptions to the law that allow plaintiff attorneys to circumvent the legislatures intended tougher standards required to prove medical malpractice.
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Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is a rare, autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder that has recently been genetically defined and may be treatable with myoblast transplantation.
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Hemicraniectomy in Older Patients with Large Middle Cerebral Artery Infarcts Reduces Mortality
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This well-designed, randomized, controlled trial, which included a sham arm, showed no evidence for the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat the symptomatic, cognitive, and behavioral sequelae of postconcussion syndrome in soldiers after combat-related mild traumatic brain injury.
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Chronic use of sleeping medications, particularly benzodiazepines, is associated with an increase in all-cause mortality, and should be avoided if at all possible.
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A Phase 2 trial of atacicept, a humanized recombinant protein that suppresses B cell function, demonstrated a negative impact on clinical disease activity in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
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Blood Pressure Variability May Predict Poor Outcome After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
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The Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Mini-Mental Status Exam demonstrated baseline deficits in early Parkinsons disease.
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Malpractice claims involving care provided at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbors three emergency departments (EDs) decreased by about half in the past decade, after a disclosure, apology, and compensation program was implemented, estimates Richard C. Boothman, JD, executive director for clinical safety and chief risk officer
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An EKG was misread by an emergency physician (EP), and the patient had an adverse outcome as a result. The patients family was contacted, and a face-to-face meeting was arranged with the hospital, the emergency department (ED) medical director, and the EP who made the error, who were all in attendance.
