Jenn is among Medstak's most prolific writers. Her background includes both creative and journalistic endeavors. She brings a special passion to her work on birth injury.
The frequency of medical malpractice claims in America has dropped 40% from 2004 to 2012. However, the annual cost of these lawsuits is 50% higher in 2012 than it was in 2000. “Overall, there is still an unconscionably high number of claims,” says Richard Anderson,... Read More
Jahi McMath’s story is heartbreaking – and utterly perplexing. The 13-year-old went in for a common tonsil and adenoid removal surgery and came out brain dead. Neuroscientists say that there is no doubt about it: the girl is clinically dead, despite the fact that machines... Read More
Surgeries are becoming more dependent on technology and machines. Patients generally view modern inventions that aid surgeons in a positive light. However, we’re starting to see some of the dangers in relying so heavily on equipment in the operating room. Technology failures account for one... Read More
A six-year-old Brooklyn boy is unable to walk or talk and requires 24-hour care as a result of his birth hospital’s failure to diagnose jaundice. A jury award of $25 million was given to help the family of the handicapped boy cover his medical expenses.... Read More
“I was the victim of a pretty horrific experience at my gynecologist exam,” says a woman from North Canton, Ohio who has accused her doctor of spraying drain cleaner inside her during a routine procedure. Laura spoke about her medical malpractice lawsuit to WKBW News... Read More
Trained medical technician Stacey Galette thought she was undergoing a routine procedure to remove an ectopic pregnancy at Long Island’s Winthrop University Hospital in 2009. Instead, she spent 73 days in the intensive care unit with blood poisoning and gangrene, went into cardiac arrest three... Read More
Advertisements in pregnancy magazines point out the many benefits of storing umbilical cord blood in case it is needed for future medical treatments. Yet, the cost makes many couples think twice. According to the Arizona Daily Star, saving umbilical cord blood costs an initial fee... Read More
Every year, 9,200 to 23,000 Canadians die as a result of preventable hospital adverse events. About 34% of these events involve surgery errors. Now a doctor at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto is attempting to change all of that with a ground-breaking invention that could... Read More
