Home births attended by midwives are on the rise in the U.S. However, a lack of medical training for some of these birthing attendants is putting mothers and babies at risk. Whereas Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) hold degrees in nursing and midwifery and frequently work... Read More

A recently published study that analyzed the relationship between brachial plexus injuries in children whose mothers had previously given birth cautioned that health providers should not assume previous childbirth experiences protect against injuries during subsequent deliveries. Researchers sought to gain a better understanding of risk factors for... Read More

Medical malpractice settlements from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) continued to climb in the past year, with a total of $871 million in payments dispensed in the past decade. The amount includes $230 million since 2014 alone, with 2015 representing the most expensive year... Read More

A Saginaw area woman who claims that the University of Michigan’s emergency room mishandled complications from an infected cat bite has filed a medical malpractice suit against the university’s health system. Michelle Nurnberg, 41, received treatment in the University Hospital’s emergency room in May of... Read More

The mother of a 10-year-old boy has filed a complaint on behalf of her son over the severe birth injury he suffered in an Army hospital in Tennessee. The unnamed minor child was diagnosed shortly after birth as having suffered a hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)... Read More

A hospital pharmacist has reported two incidents of hospital medication errors in which oral medications were administered intravenously. In the first case, an oral dose of LORazepam was to be administered to a 49-year old patient following surgery. The nurse removed the oral syringe from... Read More

A Las Vegas urologist who remains free on bail while appealing a four-year prison term has been hit with his second medical malpractice lawsuit this year. In the latest complaint, Dr. Michael Kaplan faces allegations involving failure to diagnose bladder cancer in one of his... Read More

A 10-year-old Irish girl whose birth injuries rendered her a quadriplegic and left her with cerebral palsy was awarded an additional €9M (roughly $10 million) from the Health Service Executive (HSE) to compensate for her injuries. The recent sum was added to an interim settlement of... Read More