Americans desperately seeking relief from migraine headaches can spend $10 to 15 thousand on so-called migraine trigger site “deactivation” surgery (MTSDS). However, the few medical studies that support this procedure are now being called into question. In an unpublished review presented in Los Angeles last... Read More

A recent multi-million dollar jury verdict may soon be headed to Wisconsin Supreme Court, according to the plaintiff’s attorney, who believes his client’s $25.3 million medical malpractice award will be appealed since the non-economic damages exceed the state limits. After hearing evidence and testimony in... Read More

A woman has filed a preeclampsia birth injury lawsuit alleging medical malpractice led to the death of her baby in utero. The plaintiff in the complaint claims medical staff failed to properly treat her condition during pregnancy, which caused both her and her unborn child... Read More

A new study has discovered another concern over potential diabetes treatment errors. Scientists have found a prevalence of overtreatment of diabetes in elderly patients that may result in dangerously low blood sugar levels. Researchers studied more than 600,000 patients treated at 139 Veteran’s Health Administration... Read More

In a dramatic reversal in Florida prescription drug use, the skyrocketing death rate from overdoses declined 17% from 2010 to 2012 after climbing by 60% in the years 2003 to 2009. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported those findings in... Read More

As part of the FDA’s continuing efforts to facilitate the certain provisions of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA), federal health regulators have published new guidelines for all compounding pharmacies with the United States.  The DGSA was initially enacted in 2013 to provide guidance for the... Read More

Calling morcellation an “avoidable disaster,” a petition on the popular grassroots advocacy website, Change.org, seeks to raise awareness about the link between cancer and power morcellators, which is at the heart of a growing number of cancer lawsuits. Morcellation is a technique used in certain... Read More

When nursing home residents fall and experience a hip fracture, they are more likely to die or become totally disabled within six months, according to a recent nursing home injury study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The study was published on June... Read More