Hospital Visit? Beware the “July Effect”
The medical community and its observers have long suspected a decrease in the quality of care delivered by hospitals in July, the month when newly minted residents arrive at hospitals. A review...
The medical community and its observers have long suspected a decrease in the quality of care delivered by hospitals in July, the month when newly minted residents arrive at hospitals. A review...
Republican lawmakers in Florida are busy beating the tort reform, or deform, drum. The target of such efforts this time? The poor and disenfranchised citizens of Florida who depend on Medicaid for...
The Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake has been working to wean tenants from smoking in units it oversees since 2007. It recently made the decision to ban smoking at Union Plaza, home to...
A bill recently introduced before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee would would make a $250,000 cap on all pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases the law of the land for all 50...
As reported here after a spill that occurred this past summer that started on June 11th, Chevron has problems with the pipeline it maintains through the foothills above Salt Lake City and they are...
The Office of Inspector General recently reported that as many as 15,000 elderly Medicare patients die every month. Really? How can that be? The numbers translate to 13 percent of all Medicare...
In the wake of the June oil spill that contaminated Red Butte Creek, Liberty Park pond and beyond, those impacted paid out-of-pocket to protect themselves from the toxic side effects of the spill....
I've blogged about the June 12 Chevron pipeline oil spill that contaminated Red Butte Creek and the Liberty Park pond in Salt Lake City before, but concerns are again being raised about people's...
The results of a study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association, indicate that doctors simply don't like to rat each other out, despite the potentially serious or fatal...
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar testified on Capitol Hill yesterday before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and, among other causes, cited a collective responsibility for the...