- Shannon Weidemann | March 08, 2007 2:57 PM | New York City, NY
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Medical Malpractice
Meriter Hospital of Dane County Wisconsin was cleared of any negligence in the birth of baby boy born in 2001. The child suffered birth injuries and has cerebral palsy and is not able to walk or talk. One of the doctors in attendance was found not negligent by the jury as well.After some 18 hours of deliberations spread over two days, jurors found two nurses from the hospital negligent in the...
- Staff Writer | April 05, 2007 4:47 PM | New York City, NY
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Medical Malpractice
The New York Times published an article about a neurological study that points to an increased risk of mental birth defects in children who were exposed to epilepsy drug Depakote while in the womb. Researchers found that children of mothers who took Depakote during pregnancy scored 7 to 8 points lower on I.Q. tests at 2 years of age than mothers who took other epilepsy drugs. The researchers...
- Paul Napoli | April 04, 2007 5:21 PM | New York City, NY
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Medical Malpractice
The recently published HealthGrades Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study reviewed nearly 5,000 hospitals from 2003 to 2005 found that medical errors have continued to rise. The recently published HealthGrades Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study reviewed nearly 5,000 hospitals from 2003 to 2005 found that medical errors have continued to rise. In that 3-year period, patient safety...
- Staff Writer | March 21, 2007 11:27 AM | New York City, NY
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Medical Malpractice
A report from LifeNews.com on February 27, 2007, says that a New York state appeals court ruled that a girl is allowed to sue the city of Brooklyn for birth injuries that originated before she was born. Pro-life advocates are hailing this decision as a milestone in furthering the rights of unborn children. The case itself involved a girl whose mother worked for the city of Brooklyn while...
- Denise A. Rubin | June 09, 2006 3:43 PM | New York City, NY
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
A widely prescribed class of drugs used primarily for treatment of hypertension, called "ACE inhibitors" have been linked to birth defects. The drugs, including captopril and lisinopril, can cause bone abnormalities in the skull, inhibition of growth and kidney damage that can kill the fetus or newborn. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 30 percent of fetuses...
- Jeremy Thurman | April 03, 2006 1:26 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
The following is an interesting article about midwives being prosecuted for several reasons. Thought I would share it.
- Staff Writer | January 02, 2006 7:40 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
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...
- Jeremy Thurman | December 27, 2005 10:37 AM | New York City, NY
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Medical Malpractice
Recently, Jeffrey A. Guzman, a partner in the law firm Napoli, Bern, Krentsel & Guzman, LLP in Manhattan, New York won a $6.65 Million jury award in favor of an infant client, for an Erb's Palsy Injury. A Westchester County Jury unanimously determined that the defendant obstetrician had departed from good and accepted medical practice during the infant's birth.Brachial Plexus Palsy is when...