ER Doc Found Negligent in Bell's Palsy Case

This case is not quite what you might think... Here's the background... The Wisconsin State Supreme Court  found an ER physician negligent for failing to offer a carotid ultrasound for a patient who presented with an isolated facial paralysis  (patient did not exhibit paralysis anywhere else in the body) and upheld a $2 million jury award to the patient in 2008. Not only that, the Wisconsin Medical Board reprimanded the ER physician and fined her $300. [ link ] Hmmmm... After all, …

3/22/2013 6

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Snoring is Bad for the Heart? Not so fast...

This past week, media has both aired and published a story regarding new research that suggests snoring WITHOUT obstructive sleep apnea may lead to potential increased risk of heart disease as well as stroke. Apparently, researchers in Michigan examined the data of 913 patients between the ages of 18 and 50 who had undergone a sleep study between 2006 and 2012. None had been diagnosed with sleep apnea , but did have significant snoring . These patients underwent an ultrasound that mea…

1/27/2013 1

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Journal Article By Dr. Chang Published in ENT Journal

A new peer-reviewed article by Dr. Chang has been published in the June 2008 edition of ENT Journal . The article titled "Adult-Onset Iatrogenic Tracheomalacia" describes a very unusual case of tracheomalacia that was also stenotic in an adult patient after recovering from a tracheostomy. Click here to read more about it.

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