Patients Need To Have Input In Their Care, Says U.S. Surgeon General

U.S Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin said Tuesday that patients should be the primary decision makers when it comes to their care.

“Patients are ultimately the decision maker, and they really should be. We should be there to help them and be there to give them information to help them make their decisions. We shouldn’t make their decisions for them,” said Benjamin. (0:11)
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Victim Of Defective Medical Device Wants Manufacturer To Take Responsibility

Michael Mulvihill says he received 22 electric shocks within a span of 53 minutes from a faulty Medtronic defibrillator. The defibrillator had been implanted to address an irregular heart beat and pulse rate a little over a year prior to the incident. He says that he hopes no one else has to go through the pain and agony that he experienced because of the fractured lead, and that Medtronic is held responsible for the injuries they cause to patients like him. (0:27)

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