Two recent studies published in the July 14 on-line version of the journal Pediatrics highlight common child medication errors and present some solutions. The studies focused on two distinct areas: practices that reduce error in doctors’ offices and hospitals; and the reasons for medication errors... Read More

Americans desperately seeking relief from migraine headaches can spend $10 to 15 thousand on so-called migraine trigger site “deactivation” surgery (MTSDS). However, the few medical studies that support this procedure are now being called into question. In an unpublished review presented in Los Angeles last... Read More

An emergency room doctor accused of exhibiting a lack of care that resulted in his patient’s suicide has been cleared of wrongdoing by a jury in Colorado, who believed his argument that the patient never informed him that he was suicidal. It took the jury... Read More

We should expect to see diminishing medical malpractice awards and new challenges in medical malpractice litigation as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to a recently published study. But the author, a volunteer professor at the University of Cincinnati, in the College of... Read More

A new California medical malpractice initiative has met the criteria for inclusion in the November ballot.  It would raise the cap on malpractice damages, institute drug and alcohol tests and other regulations for physicians, and stipulate the mandatory use of an online database when prescribing... Read More

A birth injury malpractice lawsuit was filed in Massachusetts against physicians whose alleged negligence led to severe brain damage and other injuries for an infant, now seven years old. According to the complaint filed on March 29 (PPA Sharonda Moeng v Herlighy et al, #... Read More

According to a recent Consumer Reports review, hospital malpractice may occur frequently, though rates vary depending on particular hospitals considered.  A recently published study links an estimated 440,000 deaths every year to medical error.  However, Consumer Reports’ own hospital safety score rating system demonstrates a... Read More

A brachial plexus paralysis lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles on behalf of a minor defendant who will struggle with neurological damage and paralysis from a birth injury for the rest of his life.  The lawsuit filed on October 29, 2013 in the Superior... Read More