Medical Malpractice

• Medical Malpractice Caps May Be Removed by Two State Supreme Courts

  Will Parker | September 29, 2009 4:08 PM | 3 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  A recent article from American Medical News by Amy Lynn Sorrel states Supreme Court judges in two states are set to decide whether or not to do away with limits on non-economic damages in medical...

• Doctors Urged Not To Induce Labor Unless Medically Necessary

  Greg Webb | August 06, 2009 2:21 PM | 2 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Under revised guidelines released recently by the nation’s association of obstetricians and gynecologists, physicians are being advised not to induce labor for non-medical reasons prior to...

• Seven Reasons Doctors Are Sued For Medical Malpractice

  Jim Lewis | June 05, 2009 11:32 AM | 3 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Seven Reasons Doctors Are Sued For Medical Malpractice Residents along the Outer Banks enjoy a great lifestyle with many amenities. Having a beautiful beach is one of them. However, when...

• Tort Reform Myth: AMA Statistics Refute 'Doctors Flee' Myth

  Wayne Parsons | May 08, 2009 4:45 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The American Medical Association has data, according to the American Association of Justice (AAJ) that “adds to a growing body of research that proves physicians are not fleeing the profession...

• Medical Malpractice Insurance Companies Making A Killing

  Brent Adams | February 01, 2009 8:59 PM | 10 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  The next time you hear someone talking about a “malpractice crisis” think about American Physicians Capital. In a glowing feature article in the January 12, 2009 edition...

• Numb Tongue From Wisdom Tooth Removal

  Staff Writer | April 16, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Most people have their wisdom teeth removed -- the 3rd molars. If the teeth are removed wrong a patient can leave the oral surgery or dental office with a permanently numb tongue. The lingual nerve provides sensation, including taste, to the tongue.If your tongue is still numb the day after your wisdom teeth have been removed, you should report the problem to the dentist or oral surgeon who...

• The Attacks On The Health Care Plan: Looks Like They Were Planned Out

  Mike Bryant | November 21, 2009 9:48 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Are you torn with all of the health care debates? What is being talked about and what isn't? Who is behind what and what do the leaders of our country really want to do? Who has bought off who and...

• Prevention, Early Detection and Good Health

  Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes | November 19, 2009 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  A new study released by the United States Preventive Services Task Force has women and doctors confused and torn over recent recommendations regarding what age a woman should receive annual...

• Hospital sanctioned for serious surgical errors

  John Cooper | November 11, 2009 5:40 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  A Rhode Island hospital is expected to pay $150,000 in fines after a surgeon operated on the wrong part of the body – not for the first time. Rhode Island Hospital in Providence is the...

• Fire in the operating room, more dangerous than you can imagine

  Ben Glass | November 10, 2009 5:59 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The Supreme Court of Virginia has recently upheld a verdict against an Alexandria Virginia surgeon in a case that highlights the danger known to the medical profession. Rita Talbert went to...