Ava is an Associate Editor and leading contributor of original content to Medstak. She hopes to raise awareness about medical negligence among consumers.
After a year-long investigation of the Medford Multicare Center for Living on Long Island, the New York Attorney General’s Office charged nine employees with neglecting their Medicaid patients. The center’s owners are also charged with padding their own bank accounts with millions of dollars intended for... Read More
Whether you need routine medical care or a specialized operation requiring exceptional surgical skill, it’s important to do your research when vetting hospitals to make an informed choice on the right facility for your needs. So how do you choose the best hospital in your... Read More
Mini wearable computers that respond to voice commands once seemed like futuristic technology, but thanks to the developers at Google X, such hands-free intelligent devices are now going mainstream and may soon transform the way surgical operations are performed. Powered by Android operating systems, Google... Read More
This month, American author Susan Gubar published a particularly candid piece in the New York Times that illustrated her frustrations and challenges in dealing with missed diagnosis of her ovarian cancer. Often known as the “silent killer,” her cancer wasn’t caught until the later stages,... Read More
On December 17, 2013 a birth injury lawsuit against attending obstetric staff at Palms West Hospital was filed in Florida Circuit Court. The suit alleged that defendants failed to properly monitor the plaintiff during delivery, failed to identify fetal bradycardia in a timely manner and... Read More
A recent study conducted in Norway found that human error is the number one cause of fetal brain asphyxia during birth. Defined as a prolonged period of oxygen deprivation to the baby, infant asphyxia often carries devastating consequences for the child, including irreversible brain damage... Read More
According to allegations raised in a cerebral palsy lawsuit, the claimants’ newborn child suffered severe hypoxic ischemia, hemorrhages and hydrocephalus leading to CP because of the defendants’ failure to recognize signs of fetal distress during delivery. The plaintiffs are demanding general and special damages plus... Read More
Tamesha Means was just over four months pregnant when her water broke, sending her to the Catholic-sponsored Muskegon hospital for treatment. Upon examination, doctors did not inform her that the baby had little chance of survival, and rather than keeping her for further observation, health... Read More
