Hot News Today is about Trial of partial penis amputation begins, A Shelby County man claims part of his penis was removed while in surgery without his permission. That man was the first to take the stand in his civil suit Monday morning. 64-year-old Phillip Seaton is suing his doctor, arguing he never gave consent, but the defense says he signed a consent form and the doctor may have saved his life.
Seaton's life changed forever October 2007. He went in for what he thought was a circumcision, but when he woke-up, he couldn't believe what Dr. John Patterson said to him.
"He said I got good news and bad news," said Seaton on the stand. "The bad news is you had cancer, the good news is I had to cut some of your penis off."
Seaton's family was with him in the courtroom. They were also there the day when he got the news.
"I got up out of bed, went to the restroom and looked to see what he was talking about, and I pulled the dressing down, and I didn't see nothing," said Seaton. "Then I come out of the restroom and said I'm getting the hell out of this damn hospital."
Seaton's family says he hasn't been the same since.
"The spark has gone out of his eyes," said Seaton's older brother David. "He used to be such a happy person."
Seaton is suing his urologist Dr. John Patterson who performed the surgery, saying he never got a choice. His attorney played a prior deposition from another doctor, who was originally part of the lawsuit.
"There was nothing there that would require something immediate," said anesthesiologist Dr. Oliver James.
The defense claims it would have been unsafe to sew the incision for fear of infection, and that most people with that type of cancer would have been dead by now without the surgery.
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Federal government says marijuana has no accepted medical use
Hot News Today is about Federal government says marijuana has no accepted medical use; Marijuana has been approved by California, many other states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a dangerous drug like heroin.
The decision comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of worldwide research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases, such as glaucoma and multiple sclerosis.
The decision comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of worldwide research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases, such as glaucoma and multiple sclerosis.
Man gets world's first synthetic trachea
Hot News Today is about Man gets world's first synthetic trachea; Doctors in Sweden have performed the first-ever implant of a synthetic trachea, researchers announced.
The organ, implanted in a 36-year-old Icelandic man suffering from tracheal cancer, consisted of an artificial, trachea-shaped scaffold that had been lined with the patient's own stem cells. Because the organ included the patient's own cells, the patient did not need to take immunosuppressive drugs to prevent a rejection of the organ, the researchers said.
The cells take just a few days to grow around the scaffold, said the researchers from the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. And the procedure does not require a donor.
The organ, implanted in a 36-year-old Icelandic man suffering from tracheal cancer, consisted of an artificial, trachea-shaped scaffold that had been lined with the patient's own stem cells. Because the organ included the patient's own cells, the patient did not need to take immunosuppressive drugs to prevent a rejection of the organ, the researchers said.
The cells take just a few days to grow around the scaffold, said the researchers from the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. And the procedure does not require a donor.
La. gov to choose adviser on insurance management
Hot News Today is About La. gov to choose adviser on insurance management
The division is seeking a financial adviser to determine the market value of the Office of Group Benefits' book of business, before the administration looks for a private company to manage one of the agency's insurance plans.
Bank of America Sells Balboa Life Insurance to Securian
Hot News Today is about Bank of America Sells Balboa Life Insurance to Securian; Bank of America Corp. (BAC), the biggest U.S. lender by assets, agreed to sell life insurance operations to Securian Financial Group Inc. after A.M Best said it may downgrade the business.
The deal for Balboa Life Insurance Co. and Balboa Life Insurance Co. of New York is expected to be completed on Oct. 1, St. Paul, Minnesota-based Securian said today in a statement that didn’t disclose terms. Bank of America was left with the life businesses after striking a $700 million deal in February to sell the Balboa unit that insures foreclosed properties to QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
Bank of America acquired insurance operations in 2008 with the purchase of home lender Countrywide Financial Corp. A.M. Best said Feb. 16 it may downgrade the life business because the parent company was unlikely to build the operations after the QBE deal.
The deal for Balboa Life Insurance Co. and Balboa Life Insurance Co. of New York is expected to be completed on Oct. 1, St. Paul, Minnesota-based Securian said today in a statement that didn’t disclose terms. Bank of America was left with the life businesses after striking a $700 million deal in February to sell the Balboa unit that insures foreclosed properties to QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
Bank of America acquired insurance operations in 2008 with the purchase of home lender Countrywide Financial Corp. A.M. Best said Feb. 16 it may downgrade the life business because the parent company was unlikely to build the operations after the QBE deal.
#Nicole Richie, join NBC's 'Fashion Star'
According to Paul Telegdy, NBC’s executive vice president of alternative programming, “NBC could not have asked for better additions to the celebrity mentors than John Varvatos, one of the most well-known menswear designers in the nation and international style icon and creative director, Nicole Richie. Both are trendsetters and tastemakers and their design skills and expertise will be invaluable to our contestants on the series.”
NBA Star Deron Williams Signs With Turkey During Lockout
Hot News Today is about NBA Star Deron Williams Signs With Turkey During Lockout; Deron Williams is set to become the biggest N.B.A. star to play in Europe — a development that is bursting with intrigue, risks and caveats.
Williams, the Nets’ star point guard, has agreed in principle to a one-year deal with the Turkish club Besiktas, according to the team’s coach. His commitment would begin Sept. 1 — when the N.B.A.’s lockout would be two months old — and the deal includes an escape clause allowing him to return when the lockout ends.
“It’s the biggest signing in the history of European basketball,” Ergin Ataman, Besiktas’ excitable coach, said Thursday.
Williams, the Nets’ star point guard, has agreed in principle to a one-year deal with the Turkish club Besiktas, according to the team’s coach. His commitment would begin Sept. 1 — when the N.B.A.’s lockout would be two months old — and the deal includes an escape clause allowing him to return when the lockout ends.
“It’s the biggest signing in the history of European basketball,” Ergin Ataman, Besiktas’ excitable coach, said Thursday.
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