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After a botched liposuction procedure lead to the death of a patient, Brooklyn plastic surgeon pleads guilty to criminally negligent homicide in exchange for light punishement

Dr Oleg Davie, A Brooklyn surgeon whose patient died during a botched liposuction procedure will go to jail for two months and will be on probation for 5 years. A medical examiner changed the manner of death from “undetermined” to “homicide (physician negligence)” after speaking with Brooklyn prosecutors, court records…

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Young New York woman dies from cosmetic surgery complication in Dominican Republic

Getting cheap cosmetic surgery in a foreign country can be risky. Medical malpractice such as surgical errors and hospital negligence have a higher risk of happening in foreign hospitals because medical standards are lower than in the US. Recently, a young New York woman who decided to go to The…

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Surgical Errors and Complications: current reporting system may lead to underreporting of robotic laparoscopic surgery complications

Surgical errors and complications occurring during robotic laparoscopic surgery have to be reported by hospitals to the robot manufacturers. The manufacturers will then report them to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Because of the financial interests at stake hospitals and manufacturers tend to keep complaints quiet. An independent and…

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Best and Worst Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery in New York State

New data from New York DOH unveil mortality rates for cardiac surgery by hospitals and by type of procedure. Even though some procedures are by nature riskier than others, New Yorkers suffering from heart conditions should understand that not every hospital offers the same level of safety. Based on the…

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New York Medical Malpractice, Surgical Errors and Complications – Mount Sinai, NYU Langone Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital are the best hospitals to have surgery in the city, St Luke’s is the worst

Complications during or after surgery are happening too often at New York City, St Luke’s Hospital. The Hospital scored a low overall surgery rating on the new Consumer Reports surgery safety rating. The safest hospitals in the city to have surgery are Mount Sinai, NYU Langone Medical Center and New…

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Medical Malpractice – Hospital Negligence – methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be killed with metal ions attached to clay

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a specific staph bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics and therefore very difficult to treat. If not diagnosed on time MRSA can be life threatening. MRSA is a major concern for hospitals where the superbug can attack older patients or those suffering…

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Medical Malpractice – More complications after minimal invasive procedure to remove kidney stones

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, or PCNL, is a minimally invasive urological surgery during which a surgeon removes medium to large kidney stones through a small incision in the back using a hollow scope. The use of PCNL is increasing especially among women and complications are on the rise particularly blood infections. Patients…

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