The family of Pamela Dixon, a Kentucky resident who died of gastric bypass complications, has won a $10.6 million verdict against Pamela’s attending surgeon, Dr. John Husted, and Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that hospital had allowed an “unsafe bariatric program... Read More

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Kaiser Permanent and several attending healthcare providers are being sued by a California couple, who allege the defendants failed to monitor and recognize fetal distress in the mother’s unborn baby, causing the child to die. The complaint is proceeding in... Read More

New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that checklists fail to reduce the number of surgical errors in hospital operating rooms. These surgical checklists are often relied upon as a means to diminish the possibility of so-called “never” events – mistakes... Read More

Emerging research published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that despite brain scan risks, neuroimaging is overused as a diagnostic tool for patients who suffer from headaches.  In fact, the study reports that more than $1 billion is spent annually on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or... Read More

In a 5-2 ruling last week, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that medical malpractice caps on non-economic damages violates the state constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. The ruling changes limits placed on malpractice damages awarded, which were proposed in 2003 by then Governor, Jeb Bush. The cap... Read More

A malpractice payout review conducted by Diederich Healthcare offers a snapshot on the state of malpractice litigation in America today. According to their “2014 Medical Malpractice Payout Analysis,” 2013 witnessed an increase in total disbursement amounts – the first time in more than a decade. The... Read More

An inquest into the premature death of a heavily pregnant woman is underway in Perth, Australia. As reported by the Age.com, 31 year-old Michelle Johnson was eight months pregnant with her first child when she was rushed to the Royal Women’s Hospital after she collapsed... Read More

A three-county area in rural Washington is the site of an unsolved birth defects cluster, with at least two dozen babies in the Yakima area born with anencephaly. Health officials are stumped, having reviewed environmental and medical factors that might link the cases. Typically fatal... Read More