The voices in Jack Edenburn’s head began soon after he returned from Vietnam. They told him to end it all. He ignored them for almost 40 years, until the day he stood at the railroad tracks near his Lancaster home, fantasizing about stepping in front of a train. That’s the…
Texas Medical Board (TMB) suspended the license of Beauford Basped, D.O., license of Fort Worth, after a hearing in which the panel determined Dr. Basped had violated previous orders. The action was based on Dr. Basped’s failure to comply with an agreed order dated April 20, 2007, requiring him to…
DALLAS – A deadly multiple-vehicle accident in downtown Dallas killed two people. A twenty-year-old college student was driving on Continental Avenue when she was killed after an 18-wheeler fell onto her car as it dove off the Woodall Rogers Freeway ramp that leads to Interstate 35. The driver of the…
Pat Ahrens knew something was wrong. The night before, he had dropped his friend Chris Demopoulos off at a Plano motel, promising to return in the morning, but Ahrens wasn’t sure he had done the right thing. The two had met at the Dallas veterans’ hospital and had bonded over…
Texas Medical Board issued 672 physician licenses in February, while reducing licensure processing time, and disciplined 50 physicians. Texas issued a large number of medical licenses, also the board is moving towards meeting its legislative mandate to reduce the time it takes to issue a license; the average time for…
The Texas Medical Board panel suspended the license of Dennis Donald Roberts, M.D., after ruling that Dr. Roberts’ continuation in the practice of medicine would present a continuing threat to the public welfare. The temporary suspension hearing took place under the Board’s authority, granted by S.B. 104 of the 78th…
FDA has reviewed 30 postmarketing reports of acute pancreatitis in patients taking Byetta, a drug used to treat adults with type 2 diabetes. An association between Byetta and acute pancreatitis is suspected in some of these cases. Healthcare professionals should instruct patients taking Byetta to seek prompt medical care if…
The Duragesic and generic fentanyl pain patches have been linked to hundreds of cases of overdose and death. Poor design, manufacturing defects, inadequate warnings and poor quality controls could result in excessive amounts of fentanyl entering the body. Lawsuits have been filed throughout the United States for users who have…