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Hospital Manager Dismisses Patient’s Complaint After She Secretly Records Comments in the OR

A patient’s secret recording of her surgery revealed what one risk manager calls “inexcusable and reprehensible” behavior, including disparaging remarks about her body, comments that could be considered racially offensive, and suggestions that the woman be touched inappropriately by members of the OR team. The recording also documents what could be malpractice: a surgeon administering penicillin after he verbally acknowledged her allergy.

College of Surgeons Addresses Aging with Controversial Statement

The first sign of trouble happened when the surgeon was 78. He performed surgery on a woman who subsequently developed a pulmonary embolism. The nurses made urgent calls, but he didn’t respond. The woman died.

Gallstones and Associated Complications

MONOGRAPH: Biliary causes of right upper quadrant pain with the primary focus on gallstones and their associated complications.

FDA Actions

In this section: FDA approves a subdermal buprenorphine implant for maintenance treatment of opioid dependence; warns health professionals against using ketoconazole for the treatment of skin and nail fungal infection; investigates a possible link between canagliflozin and an increase in leg and foot amputations; advises against using fluoroquinolones for common infections; and green lights daclizumab for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis.

Research: Using Generic Drugs Could Lead to Billions in Savings

If therapeutic substitution of a generic within the same class had been used instead of the branded equivalent, $73 billion could have been saved, including nearly $25 billion in out-of-pocket expenditures for patients.