Results of a recent study reveal that inducing labor may benefit some women who are pregnant with unusually large infants, as it may reduce the odds of shoulder dystocia. Typically, doctors don’t induce labor before a child is full term at 39 weeks, as early... Read More

Respiratory problems, low APGAR scores, premature birth and oxygen deprivation to the fetus are just some of the risks posed to the infant during a Cesarean section delivery. But mothers also face C-section dangers, ranging from infection and internal adhesions to the need for additional... Read More

The owner of an imaging firm in Owings Mills, MD who has already been indicted for $7.5 million in health care fraud, has now been charged in the deaths of four patients who allegedly died because he employed workers not qualified to read medical imaging.... Read More

Earlier in April 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a cautionary statement that warns of an epidemic of unnecessary caesarean sections, which are particularly prevalent in middle-and high-income countries. Parents of children who have been diagnosed with birth injuries are quite often all too... Read More

A recent study published in the journal Health Affairs has revealed the alarmingly high rate at which breast cancer misdiagnosis is occurring due to mammograms producing false positives. According to this research, patients who are in fact healthy are being erroneously diagnosed with breast cancer... Read More

According to the Michigan Court of Appeals, Livingston County District Judge Theresa Brennan overstepped her role in a perinatal malpractice lawsuit, when deciding whether an expert can testify at a civil trial alleging malpractice. The appeals ruled that attorneys representing the now seven-year-old boy who... Read More

A family that filed a shoulder dystocia lawsuit against a physician and hospital have been awarded $1 million for injuries suffered by their child at birth. The Jackson County Circuit Court determined that negligence during the birth of the child led to her alleged permanent... Read More

L.A. County has agreed to pay $4.5 million to a man left permanently paralyzed following treatment at U.S.C. Medical Center. The patient’s story begins in 2010 when he was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment following a severe motorcycle injury. From there, a series... Read More