UPDATE On Fertility Clinic That Enabled Mother of Octuplets
The Medical Board of California is investigating the fertility clinic that is said to have helped Nadya Suleman conceive all 14 of her children, according to whittierdailynews.com, of Whittier, California. The Board disclosed that it wants to determine whether the act of implanting such a high volume of embryos violated the standard of care.
Fear of Lawsuits Prompts The Hartford’s Preemptive Strike Against Peanut Supplier
According to Alexandra D. Lahav, of the Mass Tort Litigation Blog, The Hartford has filed a declaratory judgement action against the Peanut Corporation of America, “presumably to avoid paying out on claims arising out of the spate of lawsuits we are about to see arising out of salmonella poisoning in peanut butter products.”
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HealthGrades Lists Best American Hospitals
According to Forbes Magazine, HealthGrades has ranked American hospitals based on quality of care and lack of complications. Here in New York, New York Presbyterian was the only hospital to make the list. Interestingly, prestigious academic medical centers did not fare well overall.