Concern is growing over the use of the drug glyburide in pregnant women as a means to treat the potentially dangerous condition known as gestational diabetes. A recent study has revealed a possible connection to the drug and several serious complications in babies born to... Read More

A mother of a five-year-old boy with a rare condition known as kernicterus says that her son’s disability could have been prevented with a simple infant jaundice screening shortly after birth. The child spent the month of January hospitalized with painful muscle spasms, like “having... Read More

The number of medical malpractice lawsuits is on the decline in Wisconsin, and the reason may be attributed to a number of factors. Unfortunately, it is unlikely one of those factors is a reduced number of hospital errors or subsequent injuries to patients. Instead, the... Read More

A mother and father currently residing in Florida have recently filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in an effort to secure substantial financial compensation on behalf of their minor daughter. According to the complaint, the now 14-year-old girl sustained... Read More

A former attorney from northern Indiana has pleaded not guilty to Class C felony theft and Class D felony theft. If convicted, Clark W. Holesinger, 53, faces a sentence of up to eight years for the former charge, while the latter charge could lead to... Read More

It’s an unsettling reality: preventable medical mistakes are the sixth leading cause of death in the United States – a country renowned for its first-rate health care system. The New England Journal of Medicine reports that a quarter of all hospitalized patients will be injured by... Read More

Although only a small number of mothers choose to give birth at home in the U.S. (about 1 %, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), but in the past fifteen years, that number has been slowly rising. As more women opt for... Read More

We’ve come to believe that our global standing in major categories—health care, finance, education, and so on—is without peer. Thus, it’s surprising to learn that in a category as basic as childbirth and infant safety, the United States has a woefully poor record. Statistically, we... Read More