The South Broward Medical District was found not guilty of malpractice in the case of a Fort Lauderdale mom who lost all her limbs after being misdiagnosed by doctors, but the case is far from over. A Broward judge has taken the unusual step of calling for a new trial,…
Dr. Sanford Siegal, the so-called “cookie doctor” from Kendall and partner-turned-rival Dr. Sasson Moulavi of Boca Raton have taken their diet war into the pages of the New York Times. Siegal gets more ink, but he also gets the biggest share of skepticism. From the article, headlined “Skin Deep” in…
South Florida’s senior citizen population has had a rough few months. What with the fear-mongering about death panels in Obama’s health care plan, and worries that cuts in Medicare will leave them penniless on bingo night, the news has not been good.Now comes the swine flu vaccine, a health care…
In June 2007, an 83-year-old man went to the Northwest Medical Center in Margate to have his inflamed gallbladder removed. The surgeon took out the man’s kidney instead. Dr. Bernard Zaragoza told the Florida Medical Board that he was “completely mortified” by his error, and that’s about the reaction you’d…
Tomorrow at 11 a.m., health care reform advocates will gather at the West Palm Beach location of Humana, the health care insurance company, demanding that it stop denying coverage to policyholders with preexisting conditions and life-threatening illnesses. It may lead to scenes like the one above, at Cigna’s offices in…
One of the few new industries to rise from the smoldering ashes of our crumbling modern economy is Mixed Martial Arts. It seems that men in touch with their inner caveman make voracious consumers, snatching up everything from iPhone Apps to videogames and, increasingly, gym memberships. Not even Iceman’s switch…
There you have it: a gym strictly for the aspiring mixed martial arts star. The Fighter’s Edge on University Drive in Lauderhill trains its members to kick ass, Kimbo-style. Or at least before Kimbo got his own ass kicked.Seems a rather bold venture, though, in this economy. This month the…
You thought you were so “aware” with your pink ribbon for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Where’s your purple ribbon for Domestic Violence Awareness Month? Did it fall off while you were beating your spouse, hypocrite? October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. And since you’re not aware of what spina…
We were all beaming with pride this past weekend when a Deerfield Beach company, Big Top Cupcake, unveiled a colossal confection: a 1,316-pound cupcake that even had a big heart, raising awareness for Think Pink Rocks, a breast cancer charity.But the reason this is a lame record is that it’s…
Given the overdose of media coverage of the swine flu virus, there are a couple of points not being discussed: 1.) We keep hearing that clinical trials are underway — but where? And by who? And how many people are getting tested? There are five private companies manufacturing the virus,…
Florida football fans may remember Randy Grimes, the long-time offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneer who retired in 1992 after a 10-year career. This week, Grimes is back in Florida, but it’s a less than triumphant return. The opening paragraph in the New York Daily News story:It had been…
In case you missed International Swingers Day on August 15, there’s still time to get your costume ready for the inaugural HOT SWINGERS PARTY on Halloween, the first of a series of “themed” events devoted to a celebration of open relationships and the people who love them. And wipe that…
It sure sounds like a nice gesture: Attorney Sam Goren’s Fort Lauderdale firm gives pro bono legal work to the Broward League of Cities, the nonprofit organization through which the county’s 31 municipal governments collaborate and work toward state and federal policies that serve their collective good. It’s a gathering…
That’s Stacie Ritter: The Cindy Sheehan of the health-care crisis, she’s known some tough times. But this plucky mom is ready to take her fight for health care to the front door of the Cigna CEO’s mansion. Meanwhile, Stacy Ritter has a mansion of her own, courtesy her marriage to…
Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon would like to charge us all with smoking. Gannon announced yesterday that she is going to stop hiring anybody who “regularly uses tobacco products” for jobs with the tax collector’s office. Juice finds itself in the itchy position of agreeing with that irrepressible…
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11p / 10cDemocratic Super Majoritywww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRon Paul InterviewAnd not enough Democrats are like these — Alan Grayson, from Orlando / Ocala…
Since May, this blog has turned up allegations of ethical misconduct by five of the seven commissioners who rule the North Broward Hospital District. That leaves just two — Dan Gordon and Rhonda Calhoun. And at last Wednesday’s meeting, when nary a member of the South Florida media was there…
South Floridians reside in one of the nation’s most expensive health-care markets, in a state rated among the nation’s worst for uninsured patients. Yet the North Broward Hospital District is the picture of financial health — at least judging by the presentation made by accountants for the $1 billion health-care…
