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The FDA safety communication issued a warning to the general public and the medical community that the agency is monitoring the side effects of SGLT2 inhibitors to determine whether changes need to be made in the prescribing protocol of the drug. The FDA wants patients to report any unusual side effects after starting the drug… read more
Driving a truck can be a dangerous job. In the last few weeks, weather conditions have created hazardous driving conditions all across New Mexico. Drivers need to be alert and focused to handle the perils of the road. Unfortunately, in an effort to increase profits, some trucking companies push their drivers to exhaustion, violating hours… read more
New Mexico Trucking Accidents And Fatigue – A Dangerous Combination
Transportation safety – on roadways and highways in New Mexico and throughout the country is a concern to most Americans. When truck collisions occur, the results often include serious injuries and fatalities, many times the fault of a negligent truck driver or the company that hires them, with drivers forced to work excessive hours with… read more
New Mexico Man Killed In Colorado/New Mexico Border Truck Accident
News reports indicate that a New Mexico man was killed in an 18-wheeler crash near the border of Colorado/New Mexico. According to reports, Ruben Gomez was traveling northbound on U.S. 550, just past the New Mexico-Colorado state line when his tanker truck veered off the road. Gomez attempted to correct and steer the big rig… read more
Trucks, trucks, and more trucks.
If you are a repeat commuter of the big-eye, also known as Interstate 40 and Interstate 25, then you know that the highway is filled with big rigs. Semi-trucks are large and take up a big portion of the road. Even if you drive carefully a collision may occur and often do because of the… read more
Medical Mistake Puts Hundreds of New Mexicans At Risk
According to KOAT.com, Albuquerque News, dozens – if not thousands – of patients could be at risk for contracting a disease. As part of a physician assistants program, students from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine provided free blood glucose tests to attendees of the American Indian Week Pueblo Days. Over 1600 individuals… read more
Medical Malpractice Highest in July
Preventable medical errors are the sixth biggest killer in America and account for an estimated 98,000 deaths in the United States each year. A new study has found that the number of medical mistakes per month is fairly steady – except for in July when the error rate goes up nearly 10 percent. This increase… read more
Malpractice “Reforms” Unrelated To The Practice Of Defensive Medicine
In direct contradiction to claims that medical malpractice caps are necessary on pain and suffering in order to reduce the costs of doctors practicing “defensive medicine, ” a recent study released in the policy journal Health Affairs found that many of the popular proposals suggested for reducing medical malpractice are unrelated to the practice of… read more
Grants Awarded To Study Medical Malpractice
Last week the Department of Health and Human Services announced millions of dollars in grants to states to address medical malpractice. These grants will go to state health departments, universities, and medical centers for demonstration projects designed to reduce injuries, decrease the numbers of lawsuits, improve doctor/patient communication, and lower liability insurance premiums. These funds… read more
New Mexico Medical Malpractice – Tort Reforms Hurts Those Most In Need
On Monday, the U.S. Senate began debating the historical health care plan designed to reform the nation’s health care system by changing the way insurance companies do business. Senator Henry Reid’s (D-Nev) bill will provide much-needed reform and assistance to the millions of Americans who pay exorbitant fees for health care coverage, are denied coverage… read more
