The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning to health care professionals against using magnesium sulfate injection for more than five to seven days to stop pre-term labor in pregnant women. In its statement, the agency said the use of the drug is “off-label”, meaning that this is not an approved use of…
School hasn’t even started in Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) and already there has been a school bus accident. In South Hampton County, VA three people were transported to a local hospital after a school bus crashed on Route 460, west of Ivor. It must have been terrifying for the 29 children and seven counselors on board. So…
Two North Carolina siblings have recently filed a medical malpractice suit against Wake Forest University Health Services and North Carolina Baptist Hospital. The lawsuit claims that the hospitals and doctors at the facilities were negligent in their care of their father, Terry Wayne Utt. According to the lawsuit, Utt died at 60 years old at…
What Happened: A jury in Hertford County, NC recently handed down what is likely the largest medical malpractice award in the county’s history. In the case, the estate of John Henry Perry won $4 million after a lawsuit was filed by Perry’s niece, Bonita Smith Ellis. The lawsuit was filed against Onward Healthcare, Inc. and…
What happened: A 57 year old Friendly, West Virginia man was killed in an accident at FirstEnergy’s Harrison power station, located near Clarksburg. David Bergman, an employee of Burnham Industrial Contractors of Pittsburgh, was removing insulation from ductwork in preparation for an upcoming planned maintenance outage when he fell through and into the ductwork. According…