The findings of a recent study appear to indicate that patients given the blood thinner Effient were more likely to survive coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) than patients prescribed…
St. Joseph Medical Center in Maryland has agreed to pay $22 million to settle federal allegations that it paid kickbacks to a group of doctors over procedures where patients were…
More than 100 former patients of Dr. Mark Midei, who allege that they received an unnecessary coronary heart stent at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland, have started the…
A Baltimore County jury has awarded $1.44 million in a Maryland wrongful death lawsuit filed against a hospital and several doctors that failed to properly treat a case of sepsis,…
Another 169 former patients of Dr. Mark G. Midei who received a stent implant at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland have been informed that they may have undergone…
A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of hundreds of patients who allegedly received unnecessary coronary stents by a doctor at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland.
A Maryland malpractice lawsuit has been filed against Dr. Mark Midei and St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md. by a patient who is one of several hundred people who…
The FDA has issued a public health advisory warning that side effects of Prilosec, a stomach acid reducer, may interfere with the effectiveness of Plavix, an anti-blood clotting medication, increasing…
According to new research, combining Plavix and heart burn drugs known as proton-pump inhibitors, which include Nexium and Prilosec, could substantially increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. This…
Following new research which suggests Plavix may be ineffective in as many as 30% of heart patients with certain genetic factors, the FDA is considering updates to the drug’s warning…
