Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) passed a new rule forbidding nursing homes from utilizing arbitration agreements in their resident
What would you do if you were told that you only had six months left to live? An even better question is, what would you
Chiropractors exist in a quasi-medical arena. Chiropractors are accepted by insurance, but they aren’t licensed by medical boards. They go to school but not medical school. As a
Modern medicine has drastically reduced injuries suffered during the delivery process, to both the mother and the child. But, for every advance, their children still
Despite years of preparation and careful design, motor vehicle accidents often result in fuel fed fires caused by defective fuel systems that fail to contain
A perinatal brain injury is brain damage that occurs before the child is born, usually during the delivery process. The delivery process, despite all of
Due to successful public education campaigns over the last two decades, most people are aware of the link between smoking and lung cancer. However, smoking
On Feb. 12, 2010, plaintiff Maria Correa, 44, homemaker, underwent an ambulatory procedure at Metropolitan Hospital, which included the insertion of a mediport into her
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is often accused of serving industry at the expense of consumers. But even FDA defenders are shocked by reports this week
Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, has reached an agreement to settle five lawsuits over claims that it causes boys who
Institutional and individual investors of Johnson & Johnson are suing the company’s management branch for its continuous neglect in fixing numerous management and marketing problems
Malpractice caps do not to lead to better hospital practices, study says More than half the states in the country currently have some form of
“Medical Harm is probably one of the three leading causes of death.” – Dr. Peter Pronovost, M.D. Most people associate hospitals with good things: physicians,
A new proposal is gaining momentum and may become law. Here are some highlights. The 21st Century Cures Act is swiftly moving through legislative channels.
When many people in Manhattan County, New York, think of medical malpractice, infections acquired in a hospital setting may not be the first thing that
Some hospitals are not making enough money to pay for their mistakes. Consequently, a handful of New York City hospitals are partially or completely uninsured
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 majority this week ruled that generic drugs cannot be sued under state law for adverse reactions to their products.
The Archives of Internal Medicine recently published results of an observational study on individuals using both Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and the bisphosphonate drug Fosamax.
Patient advocacy groups and reporters have lost the use, at least temporarily, of a public federal-database used to research incidents of medical malpractice, discipline and peer
The residents of nursing homes are completely at the mercy of their caregivers. That level of vulnerability leaves them open to abuse by unscrupulous or
According to a series of recent studies, physicians, and surgical staff are increasingly distracted in the operating room. The surgical team is found surfing the web while
Once touted as a breakthrough in hip implants and widely available in New York, a recent study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found no
According to the American Medical Association (AMA), diagnostic error such as missed, delayed, or incorrect diagnosis is an underemphasized but extremely relevant safety concern in
Hospital errors cause over 98,000 deaths in the United States and sleep-deprived doctors on shorter, not longer shifts, can take some of that blame. Our firm
The greatest hepatitis outbreak in the nation took place in Las Vegas, where 50,000 patients may have been exposed to hepatitis C because of unhygienic
Medical malpractice may exist in cases of negligence or egregious medical mistakes. Those who require medical attention put a great deal of trust with their
Nuvaring Users and Blood Clots Many women use various forms of contraception to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Like numerous medications and devices, some forms of birth
