Results of a recent mammogram screening study suggest the procedure may not actually work to reduce breast cancer mortality rates. The British Medical Journal published the findings in early February, but many professional associations and experts are questioning their merit. Researchers from the Canadian National... Read More

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

A plastic surgery malpractice lawsuit is in the works after a young Miami mother suffered severe brain damage following a breast augmentation surgery. Eighteen-year-old Linda Perez, mother of a four-year-old boy, went to Coral Gables Cosmetic Center in August 2013 for the surgery, which was... Read More

The tragic case of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, whose post-tonsillectomy hemorrhaging ended in several doctors declaring her brain-dead, has highlighted complex ethical issues caused by a decades-old California law. A few facts are clear.  In December 2013, doctors at Children’s Hospital Oakland removed Jahi’s tonsils and... Read More

Patients who have suffered medical emergencies can often attest to the many frustrations involved with emergency care, including long wait times, limited interaction with the doctor, and even medical misdiagnosis. Problems with the nation’s healthcare system have long formed the basis of emergency care malpractice... Read More

In the state of Georgia, 82 percent of physicians practice “defensive medicine” at a cost of $14 billion a year, according to Republican Senator Brandon Beach of Fulton County’s District 21. His proposed bill – The Patient Compensation Act – would prevent patients and their... Read More

For Don McLaren, the end of the journey was bittersweet. A Rapid City, South Dakota jury awarded Mr. McLaren $776,000 in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Rapid City surgeon Wesley Sufficool. His wife, Karla, filed the lawsuit against Dr. Sufficool in 2011 after she was... 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