A new study has discovered another concern over potential diabetes treatment errors. Scientists have found a prevalence of overtreatment of diabetes in elderly patients that may result in dangerously low blood sugar levels. Researchers studied more than 600,000 patients treated at 139 Veteran’s Health Administration... Read More

Each year, many lawsuits are filed with regard to C-section mistakes, often because a doctor fails to recommend a C-section in a timely manner when fetal distress is indicated. However, litigation because of C-sections may also arise from a doctor forcibly performing the procedure against... Read More

Electronic cigarettes are devices that allow people to inhale nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals without having to smoke a conventional cigarette.  Although e-cigarette health risks are not fully understood, calls to U.S. poison centers regarding e-cigarette exposures increased over a hundred-fold between September 2010 and... Read More

Antibiotics are often the go-to remedy parents seek and doctors prescribe when children fall ill. However, an increase in antibiotic infections has raised concern that these drugs are being over-prescribed at alarmingly high rates. Now, researchers have tied antibiotic use to a dangerous and sometimes... Read More

Takeda Pharmaceuticals failed to warn patients about increased Actos bladder cancer risks, an attorney argued in state court in Baltimore earlier this month. This Actos lawsuit trial is one of more than 3,000 cases against the pharmaceutical company over the diabetes drug, according to Bloomberg.... Read More