Archive for September, 2008

Life Care Dialysis Center

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

If you have been treated at the Life Care Dialysis Center in New York City, you may be at risk for contracting hepatitis and HIV. The New York State Department of Health recently examined the center and found gross violations of treatment protocol that has already lead to one case of hepatitis C.

The New [...]

Malpractice Rates Pushing Doctors Out

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Are medical malpractice rates in New York state and elsewhere driving doctors out of practice? Texas has recently implemented limits to medical malpractice lawsuit payouts, and doctors are flocking there seeking lower malpractice premiums.
The state medical board now is backlogged with applications from doctors seeking to practice in the state, with 2,500 applications pending at [...]

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

According to many, the medical malpractice crisis in New York state is reaching fevered pitch. In today’s Staten Island Advance, Dr. Joseph DeSena Richmond writes a letter to the editor on the subject urging citizens of the state to write to their local representatives and ask them to help with with problem.

As with most issues, [...]