A couple has filed a medical insurance lawsuit on behalf of their disabled 15-year-old son. Long Island residents John and Lisa Brower filed their lawsuit after Aetna cut coverage for their son’s home care, saying the company has served a “death sentence” on the teen.... Read More

There is good news and bad news regarding hospital patient deaths in Minnesota. The latest adverse event report for the state indicates deaths from surgical errors and pressure ulcers are down. However, the report also shows deaths and disabling injuries due to medication errors and... Read More

A New York jury has awarded a single mother from Brooklyn $62 million after the woman lost both of her legs following what should have been a routine surgery. The plaintiff in the case, Stacey Galette, alleges she went to the hospital for the removal... Read More

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones has announced that reinstatement of medical malpractice caps will be his priority in 2014. Jones said reinstating caps is necessary to protect the quality of health care in Missouri. The caps, which were established in 2005, were ruled unconstitutional by... Read More

A stroke misdiagnosis led to the death of a Louisiana man, according to the Louisiana Record. The victim of the stroke, Gaynell Martin, was diagnosed as drinking too much, which delayed his diagnosis and medical treatment. As a result of missed diagnosis, Martin died from... Read More

A woman in the U.K. who was told she had tennis elbow two years ago has now been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The shoulder and arm pain that sent her to her general practitioner was a missed diagnosis of an aggressive form of cancer in... Read More

A jury has awarded thousands to a plaintiff who alleges surgery errors led to excess scarring and persistent abdominal pain. The plaintiff in the case, Deidre Gray-Taylor, sued Hurley Medical Center and the surgeon who performed her operation, Dr. Kurt Kralovich. The hospital malpractice lawsuit... Read More

An auto mechanic in Argentina has invented a device that could help to prevent fetal distress during the delivery process. The idea came to Jorge Oden in a dream, which became reality in just a few short years. The new device is now being tested... Read More