Monday, November 27, 2017

Two more needless Sepsis Deaths,Two routine operations, in two days, left two dead at South Buffalo Mercy

Two routine operations, in two days, left two dead at South Buffalo Mercy - The Buffalo News:

Both died within about 45 hours of each other in South Buffalo Mercy Hospital after surgery performed by different doctors on Dec. 14 and 16. Both suffered perforated bowels during operations considered routine and minor. And both died from the sepsis that resulted, the lawsuits allege.

Monday, November 20, 2017

A Norfolk doctor found a treatment for sepsis. Now he's trying to get the ICU world to listen

A Norfolk doctor found a treatment for sepsis. Now he's trying to get the ICU world to listen. | Health & Medicine | pilotonline.com:
St. Josephs Hospital in Nashua, NH  COULD have done this and saved my husband. Instead they denied him treatment altogether and just let him die! So much for the hippocratic oath!

A Norfolk doctor publicized a treatment for sepsis that includes infusions of Vitamin C, steroids and Vitamin B in March, and Greek researchers say they want to do a randomized controlled trial of it.

Friday, November 17, 2017

'Help Me! Help Me! I Can't Breathe!': Newly Uncovered Video Shows Nurses Laugh as Dying WWII Vet Desperately Calls for Help

'Help Me! Help Me! I Can't Breathe!': Newly Uncovered Video Shows Nurses Laugh as Dying WWII Vet Desperately Calls for Help | Restoring Liberty:



The video, which was only recently released, shows an alarming lack of regard for human life, especially in a healthcare setting specifically tasked with helping preserve it. “In 43 years in nursing, I have never seen such disregard for human life in a healthcare setting, is what I witnessed,” retired nursing professor Elaine Harris told reporters. after watching the video.

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Free clinic helps families care for children of addicted parents

Free clinic helps families care for children of addicted parents - WCPO Cincinnati, OH:

CINCINNATI -- Moving through the courts can be tricky, especially for someone trying to care for children of addicted parents. 

Murder warrants issued in death of Columbus foster girl who disappeared from hotel

Murder warrants issued in death of Columbus foster girl who disappeared from hotel | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer:

Atlanta police have secured warrants for two suspects in the murder case of 17-year-old Dennetta Franks, a foster care girl who was found fatally shot in Atlanta after running away from a hotel in Columbus two months ago.

‘Secrecy is killing children’: Kansas child welfare system refuses to unseal records on abused, deceased kids: Report

‘Secrecy is killing children’: Kansas child welfare system refuses to unseal records on abused, deceased kids: Report – Crime Online:

Kansas police say that since 2014, at least 81 children who were supposed to be monitored by the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) died from abuse and neglect. The public is now fighting back in record numbers and demanding a change to help stop further preventable deaths, according to The Kansas City Star.

Seven weeks after breach, state tells 2,100 foster parents that personal data went online

Seven weeks after breach, state tells 2,100 foster parents that personal data went online - Portland Press Herald:

The names, addresses and Social Security numbers of roughly 2,100 Mainers who receive foster care benefits were accidentally posted to a public website in September, the Maine Office of Information Technology said Monday.

Girl rescued from horrific conditions awarded $4 million settlement from state

Girl rescued from horrific conditions awarded $4 million settlement from state | WGME:

LAKE STEVENS, Wash. (KOMO) - A young girl rescued from horrific conditions will now receive $4 million from the state. The Department of Social and Health Services settled a lawsuit today, after the girl's family accused the agency of ignoring repeated warnings about her health and safety.

Neighbors blame DCF for death of 3-year-old Okaloosa County girl

Neighbors blame DCF for death of 3-year-old Okaloosa County girl | WEAR:



WEAR is learning more about the family and the death of three-year-old Adelynn Merrell in eastern Okaloosa County.

Two Kansas judges bring gavel down on DCF, contractors’ handling of foster children

Two Kansas judges bring gavel down on DCF, contractors’ handling of foster children | The Topeka Capital-Journal:

A pair of Kansas judges peppered a legislative task force Tuesday with concerns about staffing, bureaucratic and communication shortcomings of state government and private contractors responsible for care of children subjected to abuse or neglect.

Award-winning sepsis project gets $13M and a shot at reopening an R&D avenue as FDA pitches out old gold standard

Award-winning sepsis project gets $13M and a shot at reopening an R&D avenue as FDA pitches out old gold standard – ENDPOINTS NEWS:



As chair of the British Heart Foundation’s translational awards committee, David Grainger was powerfully attracted to some research that Glasgow University professor James Leiper was doing on a common symptom of septic shock, a major killer that is responsible for more than a quarter million deaths in the US each year.

As chair of the British Heart Foundation’s translational awards committee, David Grainger was powerfully attracted to some research that Glasgow University professor James Leiper was doing on a common symptom of septic shock, a major killer that is responsible for more than a quarter million deaths in the US each year.

As chair of the British Heart Foundation’s translational awards committee, David Grainger was powerfully attracted to some research that Glasgow University professor James Leiper was doing on a common symptom of septic shock, a major killer that is responsible for more than a quarter million deaths in the US each year.

As chair of the British Heart Foundation’s translational awards committee, David Grainger was powerfully attracted to some research that Glasgow University professor James Leiper was doing on a common symptom of septic shock, a major killer that is responsible for more than a quarter million deaths in the US each year.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Breakthrough in battle against sepsis

Breakthrough in battle against sepsis:

Australian researchers have discovered a molecule that could be used to treat sepsis, potentially saving millions of lives each year.

Sepsis occurs when the body's immune response to an infection starts to damage its own tissues and organs. It causes between six and nine million deaths worldwide each year.

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Sheriff: 16-year-old suspect arrested for triple-murder of foster family in Roseburg

Sheriff: 16-year-old suspect arrested for triple-murder of foste - KPTV - FOX 12:

ROSEBURG, OR (KPTV/AP) -

A 16-year-old boy is facing charges of aggravated murder in connection with the deaths of three members of his foster family in Roseburg.