FDA Investigating Robotic Surgery Problems

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating a rise in problems with a robotic surgery device, including errors that may constitute medical malpractice. The robot, called da Vinci, is manufactured by Intuitive Surgical Inc. and was used in close to 400,000 surgeries in 2012, three times as many as in 2008. Now the FDA …

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Distracted Driving Deaths Are Underreported

An analysis of car crash data by the National Safety Council shows that traffic fatalities where drivers were on the phone are seriously underreported. According to the NSC, a nonprofit advocacy organization, the underreporting makes distracted driving seem like less of a problem than it really is, making it more difficult to pass laws that …

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Cerebral Palsy Among Most Common Birth Injuries

Cerebral palsy, which can be caused by complications during the labor and delivery process as well as by medical malpractice, is one of the most common birth injuries in the United States. Cerebral palsy includes several disorders of the brain and nervous system that can include symptoms such as problems with walking, muscle coordination, speech …

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Bill to Create Illinois State Workers Compensation Fund Advances

A bill to create a state fund for workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois has passed the House Committee on State Government Administration. House Bill 2919 would create a state insurance fund that would compete with private insurers. Advocates of the change say that the fund would provide private insurers with competition, which would bring workers’ …

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How Patients Can Help Prevent Medical Errors

Despite the advances of modern medicine, an alarming number of people are harmed by medical malpractice. In one study of Medicare patients, researchers found that one in seven experienced some kind of harm as a result of their medical care. According to a comprehensive study, up to 100,000 Americans die each year as a result …

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Guilty Plea in Boating Death May Affect Wrongful Death Lawsuit

A man accused of striking and killing a 10-year-old boy with a power boat has pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence. David Hatyina submitted the plea as part of a negotiated plea deal before Judge Clinton Hull of the Kane County Circuit Court. As part of the guilty plea, Hatyina admitted he had …

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Doctors Often Fail to Test Bilirubin Levels

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 …

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House Votes to Require Young Drivers to Take Online Driving Courses

Under a bill that passed the Illinois House April 9, drivers age 18-20 would have to take online driving courses if they have not taken similar courses before. The proposed legislation is intended to eliminate a dangerous loophole: some young people wait until they turn 18 to apply for a driver’s license in order to …

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New Workers Compensation Bills Introduced

Illinois State Representative Dwight Kay, Republican of Glen Carbon, has introduced four bills proposing changes in the state’s workers’ compensation system. The bills received testimony in the House Labor & Commerce Committee but have not yet been called to a vote. The bills, House Bills 1245, 1246, 2229 and 2769, are four of nine bills …

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