Top Republicans Say There’s A Medical Malpractice Crisis - Experts Say There...
Friday, December 30, 2016By Chad Terhune, THE WASHINGTON POSTTHE WASHINGTON...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017By Paul Kreuger, NBC 7 San DiegoNBC 7, San Diegohttp://www.nbcsandiego.com/investigations/Critics-Say-Patients-Need-More-Protection-From-Disciplined-Doctors--414920763.htmlThe...
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New Law Puts California On Front Lines of Battle Against Opioid Addiction
Governor Signs SB 482 To Stem OverPrescribing and Prevent Overdose DeathsContact Info Name:Carmen BalberWednesday, September 28, 2016 Related Focus Areas: Holding Health Insurers AccountableMedical...
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Doctors' Failure To Provide Post-Operative Care Allowed Infection To Spread;...
Annette Ramirez - Los Angeles, CAIn August of 2012, 48 year old Annette Ramirez went to the hospital for a hysterectomy. She was happily married with children 8 and 12 years old. She was planning on...
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A man is hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism. And after three doctors...
Stephen Schaak - Los Angeles, CAStephen Schaak, an otherwise healthy 51-year-old merchant marine, husband and father of three sons, went to the emergency room exhibiting clear signs of pulmonary...
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After a man contracts MRSA from his son, doctors misdiagnose him after...
Robert Downey - San Diego, CAIt started with his boy. Robert Downey’s 11-year-old had a sore and tested positive for MRSA, a dangerous infection that is treatable if defected in time but can be...
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After the discovery of a potentially cancerous cyst, a hospital fails to...
Shanna Alvarado - Los Angeles, CAA nagging pain in her abdomen sent Shanna Alvarado to a Kaiser hospital in Southern California in October 2010. An ultrasound showed the origins of that pain: a...
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A young musician went into open heart surgery to put in place a valve, but...
Anthony FossettAnthony Fossett was a young aspiring musician who was a beloved member of his community. An alumnus of Youth Radio's Core and Bridge program, Anthony wanted to be a music producer and...
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80 Public Interest Groups Say U.S. House Bill Would Take Away Rights of...
Bill Is Modeled On A California Law That Failed To Deliver On Promised Savings & Devastated Patient SafetyContact Info Name:Carmen Balber Email:carmen@consumerwatchdog.orgTuesday, June 13, 2017...
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Man overprescribed prednisone, leading to violent outbursts and depression....
Don StegmanDon Stegman went under surgery in the fall of 2007 for a bone marrow transplant. But after developing Graft-Versus-Host disease, the life of him and his wife would change forever. Although...
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Elderly Woman Left Permanently Disabled by Negligent Doctor, Lawyer Husband...
Sally and Hal HunterSally Hunter was a homemaker in Pasadena California, happily married to her loving husband Harold Hunter. But everything changed when colon cancer was discovered. A cascade of...
View ArticleElderly Woman the Victim of a Cascade of Medical Errors Dies. Her Daughter...
Concesa Calibra - Los Angeles, CAConcesa was an elderly retiree and a grandmother with many grand children. She was a long time Angelino that lived with her daughter Griselle. One day Concesa was...
View ArticleWoman Goes Into Surgery for a Hysterectomy. The Doctor Leaves A Uterine...
Shelly Gerrans - San Anselmo, CAShelly Gerrans was a homemaker, a loving wife, and the caring mother to three young children. And when she required a hysterectomy, her husband Larry wasn't worried....
View ArticleWoman Goes Into Heart Surgery and Prescribed a Powerful Blood Thinner...
Michelle WooMichelle Woo was a baker in San Francisco, a mother, and an active member in her community. And when she was told she would need heart surgery, her daughter wanted to ensure she received...
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U.S. House Narrowly Passes Bill Stripping Rights of Patients Harmed By...
Plan Mimics California Law That Prevents Patients from Seeking Justice When Doctors’ Negligence Causes Severe Injury or DeathContact Info Name:Carmen BalberWednesday, June 28, 2017 Related Focus Areas:...
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