JEDDAH: The medical affairs department investigating the case of a man who had been in a coma for two months following a medical mistake is set to issue its verdict on Monday.
The department is to give the verdict after investigations showed it was a case of sheer medical negligence. Hassan Al-Harithy, 47, a father of five, slipped into a coma after undergoing surgery on an ankle he twisted while playing football. Despite telling a doctor that he Read the rest of this entry »

The city of Alameda has issued an order revoking the Purple Elephant medical marijuana dispensary’s business license. But the dispensary has appealed the decision and remains open.
A date for the appeal, which will be heard by the city manager, the mayor and the city’s finance director, has not yet been set. If the dispensary’s owner were to lose that appeal, he could appeal directly to the City Council.
Ann Marie Gallant, the city’s interim finance Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of inVentiv Health Inc., which provides services for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, surged Thursday after the company topped Wall Street’s third-quarter profit forecasts.
The stock gained $3.16, or 35 percent, to reach $12.19 in afternoon trading. Shares have traded between $7.93 and $36 over the last 52 weeks.
On Thursday, the Somerset, N.J.-based company said it earned $13.3 million, or 40 cents Read the rest of this entry »

Five years ago, Maria Ramos saw a need for health services among New York City’s taxi and limousine drivers who frequently suffer from medical conditions as a result of their sedentary work and “on-the-go” eating habits. What began as an opportunity to bring healthcare to those living and working in Harlem and South Bronx communities, today provides healthcare services to drivers at 70 taxi bases across New York, where over 3,000 drivers and their Read the rest of this entry »

Military veterans file class action lawsuit after illegally denied disability benefits. Veterans diagnosed with severe cases of PTSD denied care by government
Dallas County veterans medical malpractice lawyers and veterans disability claims attorneys with AmericanInjuryNews.com (AIN) report a group of military veterans filed a class action lawsuit against the federal government on Wednesday. The claim asserts the five soldiers, all veterans of the Read the rest of this entry »

MONDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) — When grandparents act as caregivers for children of working parents, the risk of childhood injury is reduced by about half, says a U.S. study that challenges the widespread belief that children are more likely to suffer an injury while being cared for by grandparents.
Compared to organized day care or care by the mother or other relatives, having a grandmother take care of the children was associated with a decreased Read the rest of this entry »

A motorcyclist died at the hospital today after a crash in unincorporated Solano County on Interstate Highway 80 near Vallejo, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The driver either ran into the center divide or collided with another vehicle around 5:30 p.m. just west of American Canyon Road on the eastbound side of the highway, according to the CHP.
He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Officers are investigating Read the rest of this entry »

US Embassy and Jaffna District representatives opened an emergency
ambulance service and communication centre on February 11. The event
also marked the expansion of the emergency access phone system to the
entire Jaffna district. Previously it was available only in Colombo,
Kandy and Galle, states a US Embassy press release.
Regional Director of Health Services Dr. Ketheeswaran and Jaffna
District Secretary K. Ganesh were present, Read the rest of this entry »

Ike-damaged hospital, med school laying off 3,800
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, a teaching hospital severely damaged by Hurricane Ike, will lay off about 3,800 workers — nearly a third of its work force — because it is running out of money.
The University of Texas Board of Regents said in a news release that the Galveston hospital would have no money to operate in about three months, Read the rest of this entry »

“We are very pleased that Scott has agreed to take on the leadership role
for our Domestic Health Division,” said Kathleen Flanagan, Group Vice
President for Social, Economic and Health Policy. “He is a recognized clinical
researcher, specializing in epidemiologic and survey research, for a broad
range of government and private clients such as the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Read the rest of this entry »