Archive for September, 2010

Kids Swallowing Button Batteries Need Immediate Medical Attention, but 22% of Doctors May Mistreat

A new study has found that button batteries, also called disc batteries, lodged in the esophagus of children can do extensive damage within hours, worrying study authors because in an earlier study 22% of physicians said they would not remove such batteries even if lodged in the esophagus. The study entitled A Review of Esophageal [...]

Hospital Circumcises Newborn Boy against Wishes of Family

A Miami hospital is facing legal action after circumcising a newborn boy after the family repeatedly expressed wishes that he remain intact, according to ABC News. Vera Delgado is suing Baptist Health’s South Miami Hospital for the unauthorized circumcision of her 8-day-old son Mario Viera, who was in the neonatal intensive care unit suffering birth [...]