April 2, 2016
It is now indisputable that “caps” on compensation in medical malpractice cases (so-called “tort reform”) harm not just injured patients and their families. They are also wrecking health care for everyone else. The Center for Justice & Democracy at New York Law School reported three new studies by esteemed academics Read More
March 7, 2016
Although much attention has been given to “medical negligence liability crises,” in reality, very few injured patients ever file a medical negligence lawsuit despite the fact that 80 percent of medical errors involve physical injuries resulting in major disability or death. According to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) only Read More
February 27, 2016
The Supreme Court will soon consider whether to correct a serious example of gender discrimination in the military. Air Force Capt. Heather Ortiz went to a military hospital ready to give birth to her child. Just before delivery, a series of errors by hospital staff caused her blood pressure to drop, Read More
January 26, 2016
Today an influential government-appointed health panel concluded that women should be screened for depression during pregnancy and after giving birth. This is the first time it has recommended screening for maternal mental illness. The recommendation comes after new evidence established that mental illness in new mothers is more common than Read More
January 5, 2016
Nearly every baby born in the United States has blood collected within a day or two of birth to be screened for dozens of genetic disorders. The entire premise of newborn screening is to detect disorders quickly so babies can be treated early to prevent death or brain damage, disability Read More
March 31, 2015
While military hospitals are often the sites of medical malpractice and medical mistakes, these mistakes are rarely scrutinized and reported, a recent New York Times investigation has found. According to this study, researchers have reportedly uncovered the facts that: Military hospitals consistently have had higher rates of malpractice and resulting Read More
January 31, 2015
Some of the leading patient safety experts in the U.S. think so, and they are now urging Pentagon officials to move forward with their plans to scale back the system by converting some of these riskier, smaller military Hospitals into outpatient clinics or birthing centers. In fact, as Dr. Lucian Read More
April 1, 2014
Concluding the two-part blog Ask These Questions When You Suspect Malpractice, below are some more questions that you should ask yourself when you believe that a doctor or other medical professional may have committed some type of malpractice in the course of your treatment. If you suspect that you have Read More
March 7, 2014
Knowing when malpractice has occurred and been the cause of injuries is not always easy to decipher, especially when a person may be suffering from various health impairments. However, when malpractice is suspected, there are some specific questions that a person can ask him- or herself to get a better Read More
February 8, 2014
Continuing from Diagnostic Errors and Medical Malpractice Claims (Part 1), here we will carry on our discussion of how health care professionals’ mistakes when it comes to diagnosing patients can result in serious injuries and be the bases of malpractice claims. While the first part of this blog provided some Read More
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