“Drug diversion” (the act of stealing drugs) is becoming increasingly more common among the health care profession – an industry that struggles with prescription drug abuse. A report published by USA Today finds that on any given year, an estimated 100,000 nurses, doctors and other... 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 new study has found that women are more likely than men to be given a heart attack misdiagnosis, as their symptoms are often downplayed as anxiety. Researcher’s at McGill University in Montreal surveyed 1,123 patients aged 18 to 55, after admittance to one of... Read More

A mother from Illinois has filed a birth injury lawsuit against a doctor and hospital, alleging that their negligence resulted in her child’s brachial plexus injury. The complaint was filed on February 21, 2014 in the Circuit Court for Cook County, Illinois. At the heart... Read More

Emerging research published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that despite brain scan risks, neuroimaging is overused as a diagnostic tool for patients who suffer from headaches.  In fact, the study reports that more than $1 billion is spent annually on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or... Read More

Disturbing study results in Geneva, Switzerland showed that 86% of the raw chicken that ended up in a hospital kitchen destined for patient and hospital worker meals was contaminated with a severe form of E.Coli bacteria known as extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL-PE). Although many forms of... Read More

Lance Weinrib died in April 2013 without knowing he had cancer because medical facilities in Long Island failed to communicate his condition, a lawsuit filed for hospital negligence alleges. Mr. Weinrib – a deaf man – was allegedly not given access to an interpreter prior... Read More

The annual Health Care and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program report for fiscal year 2013, which was released on February 26, shows what Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius say are record-breaking returns from money spent on health care-related fraud... Read More