Elderly Lexington Couple Mauled to Death in Dog Attack Mystery still surrounds the death of a retired professor and his wife, apparently from a vicious dog attack. On Saturday, the mutilated bodies of retired UGA professor 77-year-old Luther Karl Schweder, and his wife 65-year-old Sherry were found near their home…
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Georgia Ranked on List of States with Poor Doctor Discipline
A new report by non-profit organization Public Citizen has placed Georgia on the list of ten worst states based on doctor discipline records. The report takes into consideration the numbers of disciplinary actions taken by the state’s boards of medical examiners against negligent physicians. In Georgia, the rate of actions…
Four Year Old Boy Severely Injured in Rockland County Dog Bite Attack
A 4-year-old Rockland County boy, who was severely mauled in a dog bite attack, is looking at skin graft surgery to fix the injuries, as well as surgery to fox his ear. Nathaniel Stafford was attacked by a Labrador-pit bull mix that his family had been looking after for its…
Augusta Patient Among HIV Positive After Medical Errors at VA Hospital
The Department of Veteran Affairs has confirmed that three patients who were tested at three of its facilities have tested positive for the HIV virus, including one patient from Augusta, Georgia. The two other patients are reportedly from Murfreesboro in Tennessee and Miami. These patients got tested for HIV after…
Georgia’s School Students at Risk for Illnesses from Toxic Exhaust Fumes
Georgia’s school children are sharing their buses with more than just their school mates, this report reveals. The presence of several types of toxins that can not only trigger asthma and other respiratory disorders, but also cause cancer is enough reason for parents to worry. . According to the report,…
Fulton County Boy Awarded $2.3 Million in Medical Malpractice Award for Botched Circumcision
There could be not a medical malpractice awardthatcould compensate this boy and his family for the unimaginable horror they have been made to suffer.While a Fulton County Jury has awarded them damages of $2.3 million for a circumcision procedure that went wrong, the boy and his family will need counseling…
New Bill to Use “Super Speeder” Fines to Fund Georgia’s Trauma Care Expansion
More numbers of trauma care hospitals in Georgia could mean up to 700 lives saved every year in automobile accidents. However, the state has a severe shortage of trauma centers – just 15 centers in all, many of which are located in urban centers.Now, a new bill that would levy…
Judges Uphold Right to Sue Drug Makers in Wyeth vs. Levine
Earlier this month, justices of the Supreme Court ruled that patients injured through use of a drug can sue the drug maker even when the drug has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. It’s a landmark judgment, and it promises to offer patients who suffer when a pharmaceutical…
Georgia Supreme Court Hearings in Medical Malpractice Case Soon to Begin
Medical malpractice lawyers in Georgia will be looking with interest at the outcome of a civil case that’s due to begin hearings this week.The judgment in the case that involves four doctors who were cleared of negligence by a jury, has lasting repercussions for medical malpractice lawsuits in the state.…
DOG IN DEKALB COUNTY ATTACK QUARANTINED
Dog in DeKalb County Attack Quarantined The dog that attacked and bit an adult male and two children in a house in Lithonia, DeKalb County continues to be quarantined, while the victims have threatened legal action unless the pit bull is put to sleep. Maurice Jones has had to undergo…