Electronic cigarettes are devices that allow people to inhale nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals without having to smoke a conventional cigarette.  Although e-cigarette health risks are not fully understood, calls to U.S. poison centers regarding e-cigarette exposures increased over a hundred-fold between September 2010 and... Read More

A recent survey released by Consumer Reports suggests that Americans may be subject to the overuse of CT scans, potentially increasing the risk of various types of cancers. Computed tomography (CT) scans are imaging tests used for diagnostic purposes, such as when an infection or... Read More

A brachial plexus paralysis lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles on behalf of a minor defendant who will struggle with neurological damage and paralysis from a birth injury for the rest of his life.  The lawsuit filed on October 29, 2013 in the Superior... Read More

Numerous plaintiffs who sued New Jersey negotiated significant settlements or were awarded substantial jury verdicts in 2013. The birth injury lawsuit payouts, other medical malpractice awards, and similar lawsuits resulted in a total $77.7 million. This represents an increase of almost $29 million from the... Read More

United States Senator Barbara Boxer supports raising the California medical malpractice awards cap. “I will never forget meeting a child who was severely disfigured and forever confined to a wheelchair because of medical malpractice,” she told Reuters. The initiative – The Troy and Alana Pack... Read More

The family of Pamela Dixon, a Kentucky resident who died of gastric bypass complications, has won a $10.6 million verdict against Pamela’s attending surgeon, Dr. John Husted, and Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that hospital had allowed an “unsafe bariatric program... Read More

The recently published results of a wide-ranging, international clinical trial suggest that the broadly established medical practice of administering steroids to patients in the midst of cardiopulmonary bypass procedures to prevent inflammation likely does more harm than good. Presented at the yearly scientific sessions of... Read More

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Kaiser Permanent and several attending healthcare providers are being sued by a California couple, who allege the defendants failed to monitor and recognize fetal distress in the mother’s unborn baby, causing the child to die. The complaint is proceeding in... Read More