Friday, December 06, 2024

Guess the jury's verdict? man, 66, visited clinic in search of treatment for fatigue and weight loss, but it allegedly instead treated him with "invasive erectile dysfunction shots..."

By A Texas Reader
thursday, november 28, 2024 at 12:10:56 p.m. est

"according to the complaint, the man was 66 when he visited the clinic in 2017 in search of treatment for fatigue and weight loss. the clinic is accused of misdiagnosing him and unnecessarily treating him with 'invasive erectile dysfunction shots' that cau..."

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/botched-penile-injections-new-mexico-man-412-million-payout/

"new mexico man awarded $412 million payout over botched penile injections: 'a national record-setting case'"
"the man's attorneys said the punitive and compensatory damages total the largest amount to ever be awarded by a jury in a medical malpractice case in the U.S."

www.cbsnews.com



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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If they gave him some testosterone,maybe he wouldn't have needed the implant--might've even fixed up a few other problems too. On the other hand,he's got 414 million bucks and the young women who'll be knocking on his door now,will cure his E D. pretty quickly as well.



--GRA

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 12:05:00 AM EST
AbolishTenure said...

Today on The Adjective Hour, Medical Cringe Edition: "Invasive" erectile dysfunction shot? Well, yes, I would imagine that it is indeed invasive.

BCBS includes helpful billing codes for "vasodilator suppository" and "vacuum constriction devices" as well as for "vasodilator injection".

Next up is "Urology Times" announcing a procedure code for low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy.

Malpractice aside, juries are filled with financially illiterate dopes that shouldn't be trusted with anything more than sitting in the audience to hoot and boo when Maury tells Jacquarious "You ARE the father!".

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 12:58:00 PM EST

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