Every year, 9,200 to 23,000 Canadians die as a result of preventable hospital adverse events. About 34% of these events involve surgery errors. Now a doctor at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto is attempting to change all of that with a ground-breaking invention that could... Read More

Most of the primary care malpractice claims filed in Massachusetts are related to alleged misdiagnoses, according to a new study led by Gordon D. Schiff, M.D. Co-authored by colleagues from the Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the report aimed to look at... Read More

A recent review of U.S. cardiac malpractice litigation slated to be published in the American Journal of Cardiology shows that only a small fraction of medical malpractice lawsuits related to interventional cardiology end with judgments in favor of the claimants. Furthermore, the study revealed that cardiac... Read More

An orthopedic surgeon has surrendered his medical license in one of the largest cases of medical malpractice in New York. The surgeon, Dr. Spyros Panos, allegedly performed as many as 22 surgeries in a single day, including “fake” surgeries where no real surgery was performed.... Read More

Eight year-old Ruby Curtis was left with brain damage and cerebral palsy after she was starved of oxygen during her birth at a hospital in Leeds. “While it’s heart-breaking to see her unable to do so many of the things the majority of other children take... Read More

A Marion, SC man and his wife recently received a $2.85 million medical malpractice award, after a jury determined the actions of a Myrtle Beach orthopedic surgeon left the man a paraplegic. This decision, by a Horry County jury, is expected to be one of... Read More

Common surgeries may not always be necessary and could lead to a medical negligence lawsuit in some cases. USA Today recently published a list of the most common surgeries performed unnecessarily in the United States. These surgical procedures carry significant risks, and the fact that... Read More

A disturbing pattern of alleged patient care deficiencies within VA medical facilities has fueled a rash of malpractice claims in recent years, as veterans demand damages for injuries related to missed diagnoses, delayed treatment and surgeries performed on the wrong body parts. Bloomberg News recently... Read More