Does Church Doctrine Lead To Medical Malpractice?
December 8, 2013
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against Catholic bishops regarding the care (or lack of care) that women receive at Catholic hospitals. The Michigan lawsuit alleges that a pregnant woman who miscarried at 18 weeks was denied appropriate medical treatment by the only hospital in her county because t[...]
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Who Employs The Doctor Who Treats You In The Hospital?
November 27, 2013
When you go to the hospital to receive medical care for an acute or chronic condition, you often do not have a choice of the doctors who will treat you. When you arrive at the hospital emergency room, you probably have never been treated in the past by the doctor who treats you and you probably h[...]
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Missouri Veteran Receives $8.3M Settlement For VA Malpractice
November 21, 2013
A retired 43-year-old U.S. Army veteran and long-time postal worker from St. Louis, Missouri had a cardiac stent implanted at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri during February 2009, after he experienced chest pain. The stent was implanted by using a catheter inserted t[...]
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Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections In Hospitals
November 12, 2013
Between 250,000 and 500,000 central line-associated blood stream infections (“CLABSIs”) occur in hospitals in the United States annually. CLABSIs cause serious complications leading to longer inpatient stays, increased costs, and higher risk of death. It is estimated that the non-infl[...]
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Pennsylvania Cancer Misdiagnosis Death Case Settled for $2.4M
October 4, 2013
The family of a 49-year-old woman who died from allegedly misdiagnosed vulvar cancer (late diagnosis of her cancer) recently settled their medical malpractice claim against a large Pennsylvania hospital where the medical negligence was claimed to have occurred. The $2.4 million settlement was reache[...]
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