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Counterfeit Botox Used During Surgical Procedures In The U.S.
As a patient, you trust that the medication and treatments you receive are authentic and safe. Doctors and medical professionals also work under the belief that the products they provide their patients...
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Dentist Faces Potential Medical Malpractice And Criminal Charges
Patients expect professionalism and a certain standard of care when visiting a dental office. This includes cleanliness and safety ranking high on that list of expectations. And generally healthcare...
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Lack of Follow-Up Tests for Boomers With Hepatitis C Could Be Deadly
A recent study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found that as many as 3 in 4 patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are unaware of the infection. These patients would have...
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Large Medical Malpractice Payouts Insignificant to U.S. Health Costs
When a medical malpractice lawsuit results in a "catastrophic" payout, or an award of over a million dollars, the case often makes headlines in the media and in legal circles. In some of the media...
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Common Outpatient Disorder Costing ERs Millions Yearly
Emergency rooms are often understaffed and overpopulated. Some Hospital budgets are strained to their breaking point. So why is a relatively common disorder putting a multi-million dollar burden on ERs...
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Are Some Doctors Influenced by Big Pharma Payments?
As a patient, you rely on your doctor to recommend the best medication and treatment for you based on their extensive knowledge and experience. Most doctors do keep their patients' best interests in...
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The Complicated Topic Of Breast Cancer Risks And Screening
Brest cancer is the second most common form of cancer in women, only behind skin cancer. Screening for breast cancer has become a controversial topic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Judge Rules Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Suit Can Go To Jury
Nearly two years ago, Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced to four years in jail after a LA County jury found the doctor guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's 2009 death. At trial, experts...
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CEO Of Medical Malpractice Insurer Makes Deceitful Remark
As the name suggest, a chief executive officer or CEO is the leader of their company. Part of this leadership includes the obligation communicate on behalf of the company in a truthful and responsible...
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Jurors Deliberating In Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Civil Case
After five months of quarrelsome testimony, jurors are now deliberating in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial. The lawsuit stems from Jackson's untimely death caused by an overdose of the drug...
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Reducing Medical Malpractice From Communication Errors Involving Tests
Communication is a critical component of delivering effective medical care to patients. When a doctor or other health professional fails to communicate important information in a timely and accurate...
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New Approach To Medical Malpractice: Disclose, Apologize and Offer
Doctors are human, just like everyone else. Consequently, doctors can and do make mistakes. When medical malpractice does occur, the defense-oriented culture has nearly always been to deny, defend, and...
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Steep Decline In Medical Malpractice Payouts Did Not Reduce Health Costs
For over a decade, proponents of tort reform have argued medical malpractice reform is needed to reduce spiraling healthcare costs. If these reforms were implemented, tort reformers promised reduced...
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New Study Suggests Many Knee Surgeries Are Unnecessary
One of the most common knee surgeries performed on patients today may be completely unnecessary in many instances, according to a recent study out of Finland. The study followed 146 patients between...
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Hospital Medical Mistakes More Dangerous Than Ebola
In the midst of the internationally known Ebola scare, a Texas hospital sent a Liberian patient home with infection like symptoms, with no testing, after learning he had just come from disease ravaged...
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