Unnecessary Stent Claims
January 13, 2013
Stents are mesh tubes that hold blocked arteries open in order to improve blood flow. Stents are typically recommended for patients whose cardiac arteries are more than 50% or 70% blocked (U.S. guidelines state that an artery should be 50% blocked with cholesterol plaque before the disease is co[...]
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VA Medical Center Medical Malpractice Claim Settled For $500,000
January 8, 2013
The VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio has agreed to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by a widow for the death of her husband as a result of alleged medical malpractice for $500,000, which has been approved by a federal judge of the U.S. District Court in Akron, Ohio. The medical malpr[...]
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CDC Study Shows Large Increase In Childbirth Complications
December 28, 2012
A recent study by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) found a 75% increase in emergencies during childbirth between 1998 and 2009, and that severe complications for women more than doubled in the days immediately following delivery during the same time period. There was found to[...]
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