The recently published results of a wide-ranging, international clinical trial suggest that the broadly established medical practice of administering steroids to patients in the midst of cardiopulmonary bypass procedures to prevent inflammation likely does more harm than good. Presented at the yearly scientific sessions of... Read More

On March 13, Rod J. Rosenstein of the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Maryland announced that a settlement had been reached in the case of a Lutherville ophthalmologist who was facing claims pursuant to the Federal False Claims Act. In order to resolve... Read More

A Connecticut family’s struggle to regain custody of their teenage daughter has taken center stage once again as state agencies are battling over where the girl should be receiving medical treatment. The disturbing case of Justina Pelletier dates back to early 2013, and has raised... Read More

Parents of a young Texas boy suffering from cerebral palsy have filed suit against a physician, two nurses and the healthcare facility at which the child was born, alleging that inappropriate use of Pitocin and failure to properly monitor the progression of labor caused severe,... Read More

Alleging improper and delayed diagnosis of an immediately life-threatening condition, the Pennsylvania family of a young doctor has filed a medical malpractice suit in Luzerne County Court against Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and Geisinger Health System. According to the complaint, as a result of... Read More