Medical Malpractice

• More Facts About Tort Reform

  Jeremy Thurman | January 04, 2006 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  With a new wave of tort reform initiatives sweeping the country this year, I keep hearing about "Texas size" reforms. Of course, Texas is suppose to be the model for tort reform, however, it has done nothing more than abrogate the rights of injured persons. Here is an article I found that further illustrates that neither claims nor jury verdicts account for spike in malpractice insurance. The...

• Marjorie Hodge's Views On Poor Care At Government Hospitals

  Bob Carroll | January 04, 2006 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Special Recognition to north Florida resident, Marjorie Hodge, who sent the following message to Gainesville.com: The medical atrocity recently reported at the naval hospital in Jacksonville is just the tip of the iceberg in some government facilities. Apparently, different and much lower standards of care are permitted in a lot of government facilities and it is outrageous that legal assistance...

• More Trouble for Heart Device Manufacturer

  Jamie Sheller | January 03, 2006 8:37 AM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Guidant Corporation recently received more bleak news from the FDA. Citing concerns about the manufacturing practices of the company, the FDA informed Guidant that it would not approve any more company devices for sale, nor will the FDA approve new contracts to export Guidant heart devices manufactured in its Minnesota plant.This news comes at a time when the company is still reeling from...

• Does Your Doctor Have A Five Star Rating?

  Bob Carroll | January 03, 2006 7:25 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL

  There may be a new way to get the scoop on a doctor. According to msspnexus blog a web site now allows the public to rate and comment about doctors online. "The site claims that as of today 20,379 physicians have been rated, with 74 new ones added yesterday. Developers assert that the site is changing the way the world looks at medicine by providing patients with the unique opportunity to rate...

• Electronic Patient Records May Cause Medical Errors

  Bob Carroll | January 03, 2006 6:08 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  When a bad result occurs during medical care there may be a culprit hidden from view. Even though electronic health records have been proposed as one way to reduce medical errors, their design can contribute to errors as well. Melonie Nance, M.D., at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation: "The way doctors work, and the way we think about...

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Little Effect On Premiums

  Staff Writer | January 03, 2006 5:18 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Higher malpractice premiums for doctors in Texas are not caused by so-called "frivolous lawsuits" that many proponents of tort reform raise their voices about. A medical malpractice study released in early 2005 showed that from 1998-2002, and taking into account inflation and population, many legal factors showed no time trend in affecting medical malpractice insurance premiums.Among the more...

• Cause of Brachial Plexus Injury

  Staff Writer | January 02, 2006 7:40 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The most recent edition of the textbook Child Neurology has just been published. Child Neurology is arguably the most authoritative textbook of pediatric neurology. The just published 7th edition debunks the myth, asserted repeatedly in the obstetrical literature, that most brachial plexus injuries occur in utero.The textbook states that "whatever scant evidence exists for a classical brachial...

• Plano Teen Can File Birth Injury Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | January 02, 2006 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The Wisonsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that one of our clients can file a birth injury lawsuit claiming the Wisconsin doctor and hospital are responsible for denying the client's brain of oxygen in the moments before and after his birth, which led to the child developing cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy lawyer Jeremi Young represents the family. The defense argued the lawsuit was past the...

• "Fleeing Doctors" Given Proper Burial By KY Blog

  Bob Carroll | January 02, 2006 6:35 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Wow!! BlueGrassReport's EVEN MORE PHONY Medical Malpractice Lies takes on the "fleeing doctors" claim of the tort reformers and gives it the burial it deserves.

• These Surgeries May Do More Harm Than Good

  Bob Carroll | December 31, 2005 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Doctor, is there an alternative to this surgery? This may be the best question you ever ask. Consumer Reports has listed 12 surgeries you may be better off without. The conclusion: "before you have these invasive procedures, check out safer alternatives." Among the 12 surgeries are Angiography, Cesarean section, Enlarged-prostate procedures, Surgery for back pain and Surgical weight loss. ...