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• Nevada Hepatitis Links

  Steve Klearman | March 07, 2008 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Here's a great link to the Las Vegas Review Journal's Clearinghouse page of links. Highly recommended! Review Journal Links on Hepatitis Scarel

• Nevadans Question Vaccinations

  Steve Klearman | March 07, 2008 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  According to an article from PBS: Newshour Extra dated March 7, 2008, a number of parents are blaming vaccinations for the emergence of autism in their children.Parents are filing their cases in a "federal vaccine court," which was set up to protect vaccine makers from bankruptcy. If the vaccination companies are found at fault, the award plaintiffs will come from a government fund and not from...

• Chinese Take Shot at Nevada Hepatitis Situation

  Steve Klearman | March 04, 2008 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  I used to live in Taiwan and I've travelled back and forth to Mainland China many times.The Chinese do things in subtle ways sometimes.For years now, China has felt the pressure of U.S. criticism of Chinese safety standards.This is why it comes as little surprise that China is now running stories in the Chinese press about LOW AMERICAN SAFETY STANDARDS. We shoot at them; they seek out...

• Nevada Hepatitis Doctor Served on Nevada Medical Board

  Steve Klearman | March 02, 2008 11:44 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  This comes to me once again from Susan Gallagher, Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts:Dipak K. Desai, M.D., was re-elected to the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the board. Dr. Desai practices in Las Vegas and has served on the board since September 1, 1993, having just been re-appointed by Governor Miller for his second four-year term. In his capacity as...

• Nevada Hepatitis Doctor Sued Before

  Steve Klearman | February 29, 2008 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  I discussed Dipak Desai, MD, several blogs ago in some detail.The following useful article was referred to me by Susan E. Gallagher, an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts:Nevada Law Journal Article on Dipak Desai Medical MalpracticeBack tomorrow with the promised article on why this case of what appears to be plain and substantial medical malpractice reflects what a disaster...

• Hepatitis Exposure in Nevada - Public Health Information

  Steve Klearman | February 29, 2008 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The following important public health information is reprinted from the Southern Nevada Heatlh District www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.com The Southern Nevada Health District is advising patients who received injected anesthesia medication at the Endoscopy Center of Nevada (700 Shadow Lane) of a risk for possible exposure to hepatitis C and other bloodborne pathogens. The health district is...

• Nevada Hepatitis Warning - Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada Malpractice

  Steve Klearman | February 29, 2008 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Alright, let's get into this.The subject of controversy is an entity known as Southern Nevada Endoscopy Center.The Nevada Secretary of State indicates two limited liability companies registered under that name, both active:The first reflects that Clifford Carrol, MD and the Hari Om Limited Partnership are officers.The second company, which has the same name but is listed as Endoscopy Center of...

• Nevada Hepatitis Scare

  Steve Klearman | February 28, 2008 7:19 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  You know, you might think that you could go the Center for Disease Control website and get some update on what certainly appears to be a full-blown health care crisis in Las Vegas (40,000! Exposed? That's a big number! And that's a preliminary number...). But the CDC website, at least from my look around just now, is more about some form of static and slow thing. There may be something...

• Nevada Endoscopy Center Malpractice

  Steve Klearman | February 28, 2008 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  As many as 40,000 infected with Hep C in what looks like a potential mass negligence case against an endoscopy center and possibly a products manufacturer. Stay tuned to this blog and I will bring you extensive independently researched details on this developing case.

• U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Medical Device Lawsuits

  Steve Klearman | February 22, 2008 1:19 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  I reprint here a summary from the recent important decision in Riegel v. Medtronic. This comes directly from the People Over Profits Grassroots Action Center:Riegel v. Medtronic In this case, Charles Riegel received a balloon catheter made by Medtronic which subsequently ruptured due to overinflation. Riegel developed a heart block and underwent emergency surgery. The Riegels later brought...