Tag Archives: Hospital Bed

FDA Warns Doctors About Risks from Electrical Operating Tables Moving During Surgery

March 04, 2024 By: Martha Garcia

Adverse events have been reported involving electrical operating tables moving during medical procedures, which could result in serious and potentially life-threatening risks for patients
Older Patients Face Higher Risk of Death if They Spend the Night in ER, Study Warns

November 10, 2023 By: Martha Garcia

Researchers warn that older patients kept overnight in the ER face higher risks of heart attacks, strokes, infections and other adverse health events.
Hospital Infection Risk Reduced With Copper Beds in ICU: Study

November 19, 2019 By: Irvin Jackson
Hospital Antibiotics May Increase C. Diff Infection Risk For Next Patient in Same Bed: Study

October 11, 2016 By: Russell Maas
Nursing Home Falls Can Be Prevented By Other Tools Besides Bed Alarms, Doctors Say

April 20, 2016 By: Irvin Jackson
Lawsuit Over Hospital Bed Fall Involving High Risk Patient Results in $275K Settlement

January 08, 2016 By: Irvin Jackson
Bed Handle Recall Reannounced After Three Deaths Linked to Entrapment

September 18, 2015 By: Russell Maas
Portable Bed Rail Safety Risks Highlighted by FDA

December 20, 2013 By: Martha Garcia
Damaged Medical Bed Mattress May Pose Infection Risk: FDA

April 22, 2013 By: Russell Maas
Hospital Bed Alarm Use Not Effective Preventing Patient Falls: Study

December 11, 2012 By: Martha Garcia

Philips CPAP Injury Lawsuits To Be Selected For Potential Bellwether Trials in October 2024 (Posted 2 days ago)

A scheduling order issued by a federal judge calls for parties to have a plan to select potential Philips CPAP injury lawsuit bellwether selections by the end of October.

Lawsuits Over Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Other GLP1-RA Drugs May Hinge on Label Warnings (Posted 5 days ago)

Parties involved in GLP-1 RA injury lawsuits have filed position papers staking out their arguments over the adequacy of Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy label warnings.

MDL Judge Dismisses Four Paraquat Bellwether Cases, After Excluding Plaintiffs' Expert Witness From Testifying at Trial (Posted 6 days ago)

A federal judge has dismissed four Paraquat bellwether trial cases after rejecting expert witness testimony necessary to establish that their Parkinson's disease was caused by the controversial weed killer.

Tag Archives: Hospital Bed

FDA Warns Doctors About Risks from Electrical Operating Tables Moving During Surgery

Older Patients Face Higher Risk of Death if They Spend the Night in ER, Study Warns

Hospital Infection Risk Reduced With Copper Beds in ICU: Study

Hospital Antibiotics May Increase C. Diff Infection Risk For Next Patient in Same Bed: Study

Nursing Home Falls Can Be Prevented By Other Tools Besides Bed Alarms, Doctors Say

Lawsuit Over Hospital Bed Fall Involving High Risk Patient Results in $275K Settlement

Bed Handle Recall Reannounced After Three Deaths Linked to Entrapment

Portable Bed Rail Safety Risks Highlighted by FDA

Damaged Medical Bed Mattress May Pose Infection Risk: FDA

Hospital Bed Alarm Use Not Effective Preventing Patient Falls: Study

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