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Bicycle-Car Crash Kills Florida Man

Bicycle-Car Crash Kills Florida Man 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A 65-year-old Florida man was killed in Sarasota County this week when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. The fatal car accident occurred sometime after 9…

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Defective Drugs Harm Patients, Implicate Doctors

Defective Drugs Harm Patients, Implicate Doctors 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

The meningitis outbreak stemming from defective steroid injections has claimed the lives of at least 45 people. More than 600 people contracted fungal meningitis from the medications produced by the…

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July Effect May Be Overstated

July Effect May Be Overstated 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

July is the month when new medical residents first begin work in teaching hospitals. The ‘July Effect’ was the term given to the increase in medical mistakes that coincided with…

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Motorcycle Crashes More Dangerous For Older Riders

Motorcycle Crashes More Dangerous For Older Riders 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

The journal Injury Prevention published a study this month indicating that older adults may face a significantly increased rate of injury in motorcycle accidents. According to the study, motorcycle riders…

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Preventing Dog Bite Injuries Is Key – Part 1

Preventing Dog Bite Injuries Is Key – Part 1 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

The relationship between human beings and dogs goes back more than 30,000 years. Before that, there is evidence that humans may have lived closely with grey wolves, from which dogs…

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Radiologists And Misdiagnoses Of Breast Cancer

Radiologists And Misdiagnoses Of Breast Cancer 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A study of medical malpractice claims against radiologists revealed that the most frequent cause of the suit was a failure to diagnose breast cancer. The journal Radiology published the study…

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Computerized Traffic Managers And Accidents At Intersections

Computerized Traffic Managers And Accidents At Intersections 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

It often feels like traffic moves painfully slowly at intersections. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, intersections are also the site of a disproportionate number of car accidents.…

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Tragic Drowning Death In Collier County

Tragic Drowning Death In Collier County 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

Drowning is a tragic situation that often strikes young children. Earlier this month, a 14-month-old girl drowned in her family’s pool in Collier County. The girl’s mother found her floating…

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Technology To Track Health On The Rise

Technology To Track Health On The Rise 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A database of health technology companies shows that there has been significant growth in the investment in health and wellness data tracking technology. The number of companies that offer or…

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Child Deaths By Drowning And Prevention Efforts

Child Deaths By Drowning And Prevention Efforts 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

The Florida Child Abuse Death Review Committee is a grimly named group whose role is to compile information regarding deaths that are verified by the Department of Children and Families.…

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Pharmacy Made Huge Profits While Cutting Corners

Pharmacy Made Huge Profits While Cutting Corners 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

The New England Compounding Center has now been linked to 44 deaths and more than 600 cases of fungal meningitis. The contaminated steroid injections produced at its Framingham facility have…

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Massive Failure Rate For Hip Implant Was Known

Massive Failure Rate For Hip Implant Was Known 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

In 2011, a British implant registry published projected failure rates for Johnson & Johnson hip implants known as Articular Surface Replacement, or A.S.R. joints. They estimated that the joints were…

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Cancer Misdiagnoses Through Contamination Or Sample Switching

Cancer Misdiagnoses Through Contamination Or Sample Switching 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A biopsy is an unpleasant and frightening experience for most people. A recent study has brought to light one fear that many people probably do not associate with having a…

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Consumers Play Key Role In Product Recalls

Consumers Play Key Role In Product Recalls 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

Automakers recalled more than 16.2 million vehicles in 2012, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The majority of recalls come in response to consumer complaints. A defect that…

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The Connection Between Occupation And Deadly Car Accidents

The Connection Between Occupation And Deadly Car Accidents 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A person’s occupation may dictate many aspects of his or her life. According to a study published in Accident Analysis & Prevention, the likelihood of dying in a motor vehicle…

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Teenaged Students Exposed To Asbestos During Construction Project

Teenaged Students Exposed To Asbestos During Construction Project 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A small religious school in Ohio used several dozen middle and high school aged students and other volunteers to gut a former YMCA building. Unfortunately, the building contained asbestos-filled materials…

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Fatal Car Accident Caused By Dog

Fatal Car Accident Caused By Dog 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

An excited Boxer dog jumped inside the open cab of a Chevy van driven by its owner. The dog somehow caused the accelerator to depress, backing the van into a…

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Crane Collapses Trapping Three Workers And Injuring Seven

Crane Collapses Trapping Three Workers And Injuring Seven 150 150 Panter, Panter & Sampedro

A construction crane at a site in Long Island collapsed Wednesday afternoon. According to witnesses, the crane appeared to fold in on itself. The collapse trapped three workers under the…

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