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

The family of a disabled war veteran who passed away in June from gallbladder cancer has won a $100,000 wrongful death malpractice settlement after a year-long battle with the Department of Veteran Affairs. The lawsuit alleged that three different Georgia VA hospitals failed to diagnose... Read More

Each day, thousands of patients each day undergo surgical procedures in hospitals worldwide. No matter whether their operations are medically necessary or elective in nature, the process requires them to put their faith in the ability of surgeons who, despite their training and experience, are... Read More

After beating cervical cancer at the young age of 32, Denise Clark was relieved to finally have her life back on track. But in 2011, she was heartbroken to learn that doctors had discovered a large cancerous mass in her pelvic area. The grim diagnosis... Read More

In a disturbing incidence of elder abuse, a Queens family captured a home health aide physically abusing their disabled family member on video camera. The aide, sent to assist a 78-year old partially paralyzed stroke victim, was caught on film yanking the patient’s arm, hitting... Read More

A Waco, Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against a doctor and his medical practice alleging organ transplant malpractice. Two years ago, the plaintiff donated a kidney to her grandmother. Her grandmother died from terminal cancer 11 months later. According to the complaint, doctors failed... Read More

Forty year old Terry Hallmark, a husband and father of two from Carbon Hill, Alabama, began feeling nauseous just after finishing breakfast on January 8, 2008. The nausea and discomfort continued unabated for two days until he first experienced the signs and symptoms of a... Read More

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency tasked with eliminating nursing home abuse, recently cited Courtyard Rehabilitation and Health Center, LLC, in El Dorado, AR, for placing residents in immediate jeopardy. The citations came after a... Read More