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Doc fails to order crucial tests; paralyzed patient wins $17 million; more
- Author:
- Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA
The neurosurgeon/spine specialist didn’t order a presurgical MRI of his patient’s thoracic spine. Typically, such a scan would have been used to...
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Doc’s botched surgery leads to incontinence and $10 million judgment; more
- Author:
- Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA
Though successful, the procedure still left Ms. Nugent with, what are for now at least, intractable symptoms.
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Mistake: Doc does vasectomy instead of circumcision; patient sues; more
- Author:
- Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA
No expert testimony is needed to establish medical malpractice if the lack of care is so obvious that it’s within the comprehension of a layperson...
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Accused: Doc increases patient’s penis size with improper fillers; more
- Author:
- Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA
As a result of that nonsurgical procedure, the patient needed to be rushed to a nearby hospital, where he underwent two emergency surgical...
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Patient loses prostate after biopsy slide switched; more
- Author:
- Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA
The Spangs wish to caution other patients not to make the same mistake they did: they failed to get a second opinion from an oncology specialist...
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Doctors preyed on homeless for slip-and-fall schemes; more
- Author:
- Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA
Over the years, the scam netted the bosses more than $31 million from city businesses and their insurance companies.
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Surgeon marks ‘right’ instead of ‘left’ testicle, then operates
- Author:
- Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA
Florida regulators have imposed a fine and other measures on a Tampa doctor who made a crucial error prior to his patient’s testicular surgery, as...
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Wrong-site surgery doc says he can’t be sued
- Author:
- Wayne J. Guglielmo, MA
PREP was intended to shield doctors and other licensed health care professionals from liability during a public health emergency.