Cancer screenings are meant to help patients stay healthy by detecting cancers early, possibly leading to more successful, shorter and less invasive treatment. Patients and doctors may want screenings because they fear failure to diagnose cancer as early as possible. But a recent study suggests... Read More

In her new book, “Cut It Out: The C-Section Epidemic in America,” Theresa Morris examines the recent rise in surgical births. She spoke with many medical professionals to determine that courts view vaginal births as risky, instead encouraging those by C-section. Mistakes can happen either... Read More

Medical malpractice premiums are on the decline for the sixth year in a row, according to the latest numbers from Medical Liability Monitor. The annual survey looked at three different types of specialities; obstetrician-gynecologists, internists and general surgeons. Although the recent decline was small, it... Read More

Baltimore’s Mercy Medical Center has one of the region’s busiest maternity wards, with more than 200 babies delivered last year by the hospital’s affiliate midwife practice. But after a recent spate of high-profile and costly birth injury lawsuits, the hospital is faced with damaged bond... Read More

Senate Bill 141, also known as the ‘Patient Injury Act’ could effectively change the landscape of medical malpractice laws in Georgia, if passed. Sponsored by Republican Senator Brandon Beach, the act would reportedly help lower health care costs and facilitate patient payouts by replacing all... Read More

How to fairly and efficiently process and adjudicate medical malpractice suits is an issue all courts struggle with in the U.S.  One of those court systems is in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, home of historic Cape Cod.  This peninsula is also the home of 28 medical... Read More

A plaintiff recently filed a nursing home malpractice lawsuit in Mississippi, claiming negligence in administering medication safely led to his father’s untimely death. A dangerous combination of sedatives was given to the plaintiff’s father over a number of days, eventually leading to respiratory failure and... Read More

Problems with da Vinci robotic surgery continue to make headlines across the nation. According to a recent report by Citron Research, a massive increase in the number of MAUDE da Vinci robot surgery deaths and injury reports was noted in 2013. The 2,008 filings were... Read More