Medical Malpractice
With the Supreme Court upholding President Obama’s signature health care reform law, and some vowing that his successor will overturn it, it is important to examine what Mitt Romney has pledged to do as President. Romney…
Continue ReadingOn average, a medical malpractice claim is likely to lead to litigation, but most of those will be dismissed, or decided in favor of the physician, according to a new study. The study was published by…
Continue ReadingMost states are not fulfilling their obligation to provide protection to patients from doctors who practice sub-standard medicine, partly because of cuts in state budgets, according to an annual ranking of state medical boards by the…
Continue ReadingA new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has shown that when children need certain prescription medicine, such as anesthetics, statins, morphine, or prednisone for asthma, doctors sometimes have to guess the…
Continue ReadingProponents of “tort reform” claim that “frivolous lawsuits” are out of control, with the latest target being medical malpractice lawsuits. In pushing for a cap on damages, these advocates have relied on a central premise: that…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act. The proposed law would limit the amount of compensation a plaintiff could receive in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The bill’s…
Continue ReadingFor the first time in history, researchers are showing a link between genetic and environmental causes that lead to birth defects. It has been long assumed that most birth defects were the result of either genetic…
Continue ReadingBecause many congenital heart disease cases are overlooked in the prenatal stages or even in early infancy, a government agency has begun recommending screening newborns for critical congenital cyanotic heart disease (CCCHD). The Secretary’s Advisory Committee…
Continue ReadingA new study in the journal Health Affairs shows that some health care providers are not always completely honest about medical errors, the severity of a prognosis or their relationships with drug companies. The study involved…
Continue ReadingMembers of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation spent a lot of time at the spa in 2011. It was not all about pampering, though. The department was investigating the state’s day spas and…
Continue Reading