The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners has revoked a neurologist’s medical license, due to medical misconduct charges that included sexual relations with a patient he was treating. Dr. Jonathan Fellus, a world-renowned expert in awakening brain-dead patients from comas, must now transfer all... Read More

The director of Long Island’s Heart Failure Program has authored a new book that highlights the plight of a fractured healthcare system, in which doctors function more as businessman than health care practitioners. In “Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician,” Dr. Sandeep Jauhar laments... Read More

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

When 52-year-old John Antonucci of Valley Cottage New York checked into Nyack Hospital four years ago, he had no idea that an undiagnosed condition would leave him permanently disabled and in constant pain. The New York resident had sought follow-up care from Dr. Jason Fond,... Read More

Preventable surgery deaths have increased 5 percent a year from 1998 to 2010, according to a new study published in the August 19 edition of the British Journal of Urology International. Researchers from the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit reviewed Nationwide Inpatient Sample hospital discharge... Read More

A New York woman has filed a Preeclampsia birth injury lawsuit against the Bronx hospital where she was seeking treatment, claiming medical malpractice is to blame for the death of her unborn child at the hospital on November 6, 2011. The plaintiff claims the medical... Read More