Medical Malpractice

• Informed Consent in Canada: Probability and Statistics in Cancer Claims - Gilberds v. Sobey

  John McKiggan | August 29, 2011 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsHalifax, NS

  The court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta released a decision recently in Gilberds v. Sobey that contained a helpful discussion about the law regarding informed consent. Informed Consent: What is...

• Five Patients in Taiwan Given HIV-Infected Organ Transplants

  David Mittleman | August 29, 2011 8:46 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  In what doctors are calling appalling negligence, five patients in Taiwan were given organs from a donor infected with HIV. The five patients are now being treated with anti-viral drugs, but experts...

• What is the downside of declining hormone therapy"

  Wayne Parsons | August 27, 2011 5:38 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

  In a recent study it has been observed that lower rates of hormone therapy have resulted in doctors decreasing mammograms: A study published online in the American Cancer Society journal Cancer...

• Only 2% of Potential Canadian Medical Malpractice Victims Receive Compensation

  John McKiggan | August 26, 2011 3:53 PM | 6 CommentsHalifax, NS

  CTV Reports Misleading Information about Medical Malpractice Claims Recently CTV News posted a report titled Study: Only 1 in 5 Medical Malpractice Cases Pay. The report may lead Canadians to...

• Fighting Back on Tort/Medical Malpractice Reform: Support Public Citizen; Defeat HR 5

  Mark Bello | August 26, 2011 3:35 PM | 4 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  Public Citizen. Are you familiar with this organization? It is a national consumer advocacy organization which represents consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts....

• FALSE: Texas Gained 21,000 Doctors Because of Tort Reform

  Mike Ferrara | August 26, 2011 2:32 PM | 4 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Republicans everywhere, including presidential hopeful/George W. Bush doppelganger Rick Perry, like to claim that tort reform, and malpractice reform in particular, is a great way to reduce health...

• Medical Malpractice in Canada - How often does it happen?

  John McKiggan | August 26, 2011 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsHalifax, NS

  A famous study by Harvard Medical School determined that over half of all injuries caused by medical mismanagement in the United States (in other words, not caused by the patient’s initial...

• Standard of Care for Nursing Students - McIntosh v. Isaac Walton Killam-Grace Health Centre

  John McKiggan | August 25, 2011 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsHalifax, NS

  Justice Muise of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia recently released his reasons in McIntosh v. Isaac Walton Killam – Grace Health Centre. Why is it important? This case is important to...

• Tennessee (TN) Governor Refuses to Change Tort Law that Harms Victim’s Rights

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | August 25, 2011 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  The civil freedom and rights we enjoy in this country are unparalleled, but those rights and freedoms are subject to change as part of our democratic process if we do not stand up for what we...

• Key Facts About Medical Malpractice and Avoidable Medical Errors

  Council Wooten | August 23, 2011 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  According to the Public Citizen’s Civil Justice Project Summer/Fall 2011 consumer issue, the epidemic of medical errors must be addressed. One in seventeen Medicare inpatients experience a...