An allergic reaction to an antibiotic administered at a Sycamore hospital killed a Plainfield great-grandmother, according to a lawsuit filed in Will County court. Brian Pickle, the son of Lydia Pickle, is suing Kindred Hospital, three doctors and Fox Valley Medical Associates. Lydia Pickle was admitted to Kindred Hospital on Jan. 10, 2015, “for treatment related to her diagnosis …
Mylan Specialty is giving schools around the country its EpiPen device to fight the severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. (Photo: Provided) A Cincinnati attorney has filed a class-action lawsuit against the maker of the EpiPen, calling the device’s 500-percent price increase in the last several years “immoral” and “nothing more than price-gouging.” The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Hamilton …
Regina Honts filed the lawsuit in 2013 against HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden, stating that her mother, Doris Green, 79 years old, had died from an allergic reaction to an opiate administered by hospital staff, even though there were “clear warnings” she was allergic to such drugs when she was admitted. Doris Green was admitted to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden …