Two Milwaukee County judges have questioned the need for Wisconsin’s sizable medical malpractice fund ─ currently totaling $1.15 billion. The fund was placed under strict scrutiny in separate hearings to determine the validity of the state’s $750,000 maximum on noneconomic damages for issues that can... Read More

Nadege Neim won a $1.4 million verdict last year, after a jury determined she was the victim of hospital medical errors. Her obstetrician removed a healthy ovary and fallopian tube from the right side of her body after she went into the hospital to have... Read More

Findings from a recent study imply that hospitals are making antibiotic prescription errors because physicians too willing to write out prescriptions. The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America reported that unnecessary prescriptions may have cost an overwhelming $163 million. “The overuse of antibiotics is an... Read More

While preventative testing is unlikely to benefit them, many older patients with a relatively short life expectancy are still receiving unnecessary cancer screenings. This is causing patients to become skeptical about why their physicians are ordering these tests, resulting in added medical bills and stress.... Read More

A New York woman has filed a Preeclampsia birth injury lawsuit against the Bronx hospital where she was seeking treatment, claiming medical malpractice is to blame for the death of her unborn child at the hospital on November 6, 2011. The plaintiff claims the medical... Read More

According to a recent study conducted by University of Rochester researchers, a woman’s chance of experiencing childbirth complications may vary according to the hospital where she gives birth. Approximately four million women give birth in the U.S. each year and nearly 13 percent of them... Read More

In efforts to improve the quality of healthcare and reduce the percentage of physician error, many privately run medical boards are enforcing new Maintenance of Certification programs. While doctors have historically been required to pass challenging exams approximately every 10 years to remain certified, many... Read More

When nursing home residents fall and experience a hip fracture, they are more likely to die or become totally disabled within six months, according to a recent nursing home injury study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The study was published on June... Read More