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• No Vote On Kansas Medical Malpractice Bill

  Matthew Bergmann | April 17, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee passed up the chance to vote on a House drafted bill that would have excluded Kansas physicians and other health professionals from the state's consumer protection laws. The legislation was in response to the recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling which found that medical professionals fell within the bounds of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act for deceptive...

• Hernia Patch Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | February 07, 2007 10:00 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The Composix® Kugel Hernia Mesh Patch recall was upgraded to a Class 1 by the FDA because the device could cause serious health problems or death. People who have had hernia repair surgery should contact their doctor or hospital to find out if they are included in the recall. They should pay attention for the following symptoms: fever, tenderness at the site of the surgery, and/or persistent...

• Injured Worker in New York Offered $25 Million Settlement

  Matthew Bergmann | August 24, 2006 1:31 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Seen as one of the largest insurance settlements ever in the history of New York, $25 million is being offered to a man for work injuries suffered due in a lliquid nitrogen accident. The settlement was granted to Michael C. Ottaviano, 50, of Lancaster, New York, after being approved in the State Supreme Court. Ottaviano's injuiries on December 19th, 1998, when liquid nitrogen tanks...

• High Hazard Industries in Kansas Targeted by OSHA

  Matthew Bergmann | July 26, 2006 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Local emphasis has been placed on high-hazard industry workplaces in Kansas. To combate the potential of on-the-job injuries OSHA's office in Wichita, Kansas is beginning a campaign to evaluate businesses with 10 or more employees who have not completed a comprehensive OSHA inspection since 1995.Charles Adkins, CIH, OSHA regional administrator in Kansas City, said that the agency hopes to...

• Medtronic: Major Recall of Marquis ICD Models

  Matthew Bergmann | March 11, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  On February 11, 2005, Medtronic, Inc., the nation's leading manufacturer of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), issued a warning to physicians regarding a defect in approximately 80,000 Marquis ICD models. ICDs are designed to detect heartbeat irregularities and restore normal rhythm by sending an electrical pulse to the heart.Medtronic, Inc. revealed that a battery shortening...

• Cardiac Victim Turned Away from VA and Dies

  Jenny Albano | July 25, 2007 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A man who suffered a heart attack was located in a building that was only about 200 feet from the Bay Pines VA Medical Center, but when the ambulance came, paramedics were not sure where to take him since the man was not a veteran. They called the hospital and asked if he could be treated there, but hospital staff told the paramedics to take him to St. Petersburg General Hospital which is 3...

• Five Killed In Osage County Crash

  Matthew Bergmann | April 28, 2007 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Five people, including two toddlers and three adults were killed in Osage County, Kansas on Friday after two vans collided head-on. The accident occured on K-268, just east of US-75 highway. At this point, the only known survivor of the tragedy is a 5-year-old boy who was rescued by emergency services and sent to a hospital in Topeka, Kansas with non-life threatening injuries. The Kansas...

• Rat Poision Put in Pet Food

  Matthew Bergmann | March 25, 2007 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Rat poision has been identified as the deadly ingredient in pet food that has killed at least 16 cats and dogs. This information was released by the New York State State Department of Agriculture and Markets Friday morning, but no additional information was given as to the source of the chemicals or how it entered the food itself. Initial investigations had focused on wheat gluten in the pet...

• Fired Workers Given Grievance Hearing

  Matthew Bergmann | March 13, 2007 10:01 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Nearly a dozen former Johnson County employees that were terminated by District Attorney Phil Kline have agreed to present their cases to the county at a grievance hearing next week. This comes after weeks of turmoil surrounding the employees dismissal, which occurred immediately after Kline was sworn into office on January 8, 2007. On Jan. 16, the ex-employees filed a lawsuit against Kline in...

• One Killed and One Injured in Work Accident

  Matthew Bergmann | March 08, 2007 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Work at a construction site in Manhattan, Kansas turned deadly on Wednesday as one person was killed and another worker injured. The accidents occured as Steven E. Darveaux, of Winchester, and Timothy W. Hanes, of Meriden, got into a forklift box at a Kansas State University apartment complex construction site. After entering, the side of the box started to tip, causing both men to fall out...