A unique legal argument attaching a battery claim to a wrongful death case in civil court will no longer be among the claims jurors will be considering in the high-profile wrongful death case involving the 2021 death of a 19-year-old patient at an Ascension hospital in Appleton. Grace Schara, 19, died Oct. 13, 2021, seven days after she was admitted to Ascension NE Wisconsin-St. Elizabeth Hospital for symptoms of COVID-19. Scott Schara, her father, sued the hospital a year and a half later in a wrongful death case that includes claims of medical negligence, violation of informed consent and, initially, battery. The family argues Grace died from a drug overdose from precedex, lorazepam, morphine as a result of an illegal do not resuscitate order.
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals that depend on foreign-trained doctors are facing urgent staffing challenges due to new travel and visa restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. These measures have delayed or blocked the entry of international medical graduates scheduled to begin residencies on July 1, The New York Times reports.
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a rule adopted by the administration of former President Joe Biden that strengthened privacy protections for women seeking abortions and patients who receive gender transition treatments. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, says HHS exceeded its powers and unlawfully limited states' ability to enforce their public health laws when it adopted the rule last year. The rule prohibits healthcare providers and insurers from giving information about a legal abortion to state law enforcement authorities who are seeking to punish someone in connection with that abortion.
Healthcare is facing a perfect storm with an aging workforce, rising patient demand and the lasting effects of global disruptions like Covid-19. Traditional, reactive staffing methods simply can't keep up.
A former Ohio doctor who was fired before being found not guilty on murder charges in the deaths of 14 patients lost a defamation lawsuit against his former employers on Monday, after a judge stepped in for a jury on grounds the evidence presented by the defendants was incontrovertible. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh issued his directed verdict against former doctor William Husel, whose attorneys accused Michigan-based Trinity Health and Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus of orchestrating a campaign to destroy his reputation. Husel was seeking more than $18 million from the providers.
Yale School of Medicine has announced the formation of the Yale Biomedical Imaging Institute, bringing together renowned experts in imaging technology, clinical translation, and data science from across the university. The institute—one of only a handful of such in the nation—will serve as a center of innovation and excellence in biomedical imaging, driving transformative advancements in both basic science and clinical translation to better understand human health and guide the treatment of disease.