Hospices perform a vital service.  They help care for dying patients.  Care that family members aren’t capable of performing, for people who don’t want to spend their last days in a hospital. But that ideal is being twisted by some hospices that are profiting from... Read More

The parents of a boy who had his penis severed during a Jewish circumcision ceremony in April are suing the Pittsburgh rabbi who performed the procedure, according to Medical Daily. The boy was just eight days old when Rabbi Mordechai Rosenberg, an Orthodox Jewish ritual... Read More

The family of a girl who suffered brain damage as a result of a fluid overdose shortly after her birth will receive a $7 million medical malpractice settlement from a Naperville, Illinois hospital, the family’s attorney announced last month. The hospital negligence claim was sparked... 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

For the last few years, Heather and Brandon Credeur have been under fire for allegedly practicing medicine without a license. This type of medical fraud can place the health of patients in jeopardy because they may receive substandard or improper medical treatments and advice. The... Read More

A Pennsylvania hospital and one of its physicians must pay a $55 million medical malpractice award to a couple and their 4-year-old son who has cerebral palsy as a result of negligence during his delivery. Due to a deal that was reached prior to the... Read More

Surgeries are becoming more dependent on technology and machines. Patients generally view modern inventions that aid surgeons in a positive light. However, we’re starting to see some of the dangers in relying so heavily on equipment in the operating room. Technology failures account for one... Read More

Nursing home neglect is a major problem nationwide as many facilities are understaffed and personnel are often poorly paid, untrained and unable to provide adequate care.  While it is not uncommon for a patient or a patient’s family member to file a nursing home abuse... Read More