Month: January 2012

In a bizarre twist of Virginia hospital negligence, a recent study by the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that prostate screening in elderly patients may actually do more harm than good. Can Prostate Screening Harm You? The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that men over 75 years old should not be given the PSA screening test because potential harm (including…

Justice has been served for Latarsha Creekmore, a Portsmouth woman who almost bled to death after delivering a baby at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center. Latarsha Creekmore underwent a Caesarean section birth in early 2005. She spent the night in the hospital, and nurses were given express instructions to monitor her blood pressure, as she had a history of pregnancy-induced…