The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine is seeking to reduce diagnosis errors that lead to delayed or inappropriate treatments. Diagnosis errors are some of the most common of medical malpractice instances. Dr. Mark Graber is the founder and president of the society. He has stated that the group is pushing the Institute of Medicine …
Research being conducted at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow may lead to treatment to help children with cerebral palsy to speak more clearly. Cerebral palsy is usually caused by a birth injury to the brain, and children with the condition often have trouble controlling their movements as they grow older. Dr. Anja Kuschmann is …
A $3 million settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice case that alleged failure to diagnose ovarian cancer in a 49-year-old woman. The plaintiff alleged that a Chicago-area hospital failed to identify a complex cyst during an ultrasound that was ordered by the woman’s physician. The lawsuit claimed that the radiologist recommended that follow-up …
The parents of a boy who suffered birth injuries after being exposed to anti-seizure medication have been awarded more than $10 million by a Philadelphia jury, which decided against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The five-year-old boy suffered from cleft lip and other birth injuries after being exposed to Topamax while his …
Pfizer, the manufacturer of Zoloft, cannot be held liable for birth injuries allegedly caused by a generic version of the drug, a New York state judge ruled. New York County Supreme Court Judge Carol E. Huff issued the ruling, saying that a company does not have a duty regarding products and labels over which it …
New guidelines have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine encouraging doctors to talk to colleagues directly when they observe an error in medical treatment. The Journal also set a standard for when and how to disclose such mistakes to patients. It is estimated that medical errors kill 440,000 people each year in …
Medical malpractice costs are growing at the slowest rate in a 14-year period, according to insurance broker Aon. The company has projected zero growth in the number of medical malpractice claims. The 2013 Hospital and Physician Professional Liability Benchmark report was released by Aon Risk Solutions and the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management. In …
More than 1,700 personal injury lawsuits are pending against pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim in Illinois. Plaintiffs filing in the in federal multidistrict litigation allege that the company’s blood-thinning medication Pradaxa caused internal bleeding. These lawsuits are part of multidistrict litigation in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. On November 4, the court established a …
Infants often suffer from birth injuries that are not diagnosed at the time of birth. A baby may be suffering from cerebral palsy due to a birth injury, but the condition may not be diagnosed until later. Frequently, problems with movement are the first sign of cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is thought to be caused …
A doctor charged in the Sacred Heart Hospital fraud case has had his license temporarily suspended by the state of Illinois. Dr. Subir Maitra is one of four doctors allegedly involved in a Medicaid and Medicare fraud scheme in which it is claimed that patients died as the result of unnecessary tracheotomies. Maitra’s attorneys asked …
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