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A new study in BMJ Quality and Safety, an international journal of healthcare improvement, estimated that one in 20 adults in the United States could be misdiagnosed in outpatient visits. The study found that approximately half…
Continue ReadingThe bankruptcy trustee for Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd said that a recent reorganization plan — filed by families of people who died when one of the company’s trains derailed and exploded — is “not…
Continue ReadingA federal judge has entered a $28 million judgment against the United States in a brain injury case. U.S. District Judge David Herndon entered the judgment in favor of Sean Cobbs — who suffered a severe…
Continue ReadingAdvances in headlight technology may help make cars safer and reduce the number of auto accidents worldwide. The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is evaluating these technologies through its Transportation Lighting and…
Continue ReadingA new study found that medical malpractice claims are most commonly associated with missed diagnoses of heart attack and cancer. Irish researchers conducted the study, which appeared in BMJ Open on July 18. The researchers reviewed…
Continue ReadingScientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have shown that a certain kind of rehabilitation can add gray matter to the brains of children, effectively remodeling their brains. The research involved therapy for children with…
Continue ReadingResearchers say that a small change in the way hospitals record data could have a big impact on preventing occupational safety and health hazards. The researchers, from Drexel University’s School of Health, say that recording industry…
Continue ReadingCerebral 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…
Continue ReadingA federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging that a community health center failed to properly treat a pregnant mother’s diabetes, resulting in the stillbirth of her son, has been settled for $575,000. The mother, Ammee Price, filed…
Continue ReadingA wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Belleville doctor for allegedly prescribing an improper pain medication that caused a patient’s death. The lawsuit was filed on February 1 in St. Clair County Circuit Court…
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