Kernicterus is a serious birth injury that is preventable and is often caused by medical personnel failing to check infants for high levels of bilirubin. Kernicterus is a dysfunction of the brain caused by hyperbilirubinemia, an excess of bilirubin. Bilirubin, a yellow by-product of normal recycling of red blood cells, is excreted in urine or …
According to a new study, the most common cause of medical malpractice lawsuits filed against radiologists is the misdiagnosis of breast cancer. That error accounted for the majority of cases in a study that was published in Radiology, a medical journal. The researchers studied 4,793 medical malpractice lawsuits naming 2,680 radiologists as defendants. Most of …
An Illinois mother has filed a lawsuit against the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) and attending physicians after her son suffered birth injuries allegedly as the result of a Caesarean section. The lawsuit claims that the child’s injuries are the result of medical malpractice. The mother filed the lawsuit on December 20, 2012 in …
A former Illinois restaurant owner has been awarded $2.1 million by a jury in a medical malpractice case over injuries he suffered during medical treatment after a motorcycle accident. The Milwaukee County, Wisconsin jury found that the doctor that treated Daniel Nelson was negligent in providing medical care. The hospital and other medical personnel were …
A federal lawsuit has been filed by a man who claims he suffered from birth defects as a result of his mother taking the medication Depakote while she was pregnant with him. Depakote, or valproate, is a medication used to treat epileptic seizures, manic depressive disorder and migraine headaches. However, its use by pregnant women …
The executor of the estate of a woman who passed away is continuing her personal injury lawsuit against Zimmer, Inc. for injuries she allegedly suffered as the result of a hip replacement. Mary Jo Ott filed the lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Ott died at the age …
Medical malpractice can result in many types of birth injuries, with one of the most common being complications from hyperbilirubinemia, otherwise known as jaundice. Jaundice is usually treated easily, but if it is not properly diagnosed and treated, it can lead to other birth injuries, such as brain damage or loss of hearing. Jaundice is …
High-tech sensors are being used inside helmets to protect soldiers and professional athletes from work injuries such as traumatic brain injuries. The sensors measure the impact from blows to the head and check for consequences. The U.S. government awarded a $17 million contract to BAE Supply for its Headborne Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Systems (HEADS), …
The state agency in charge of licensing and discipline of doctors – including tracking those who have made medical malpractice payments – has had its funding cut. Eighteen out of 26 medical investigators and staff have been laid off from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which provides licenses for the 46,000 doctors …
A lawsuit has been filed by a woman who alleges that her child’s cerebral palsy was caused by birth injuries the child sustained during delivery. The woman claims that her daughter’s birth was prolonged because of the decision by medical personnel to not perform a Caesarean section and that this caused neurological injuries, including, but …
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