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Online News Reports Distort Public’s Perception Of Jury Awards

October 26, 2011

In the past, most people got their daily news from newspapers, television news, and/or from the radio. While most people still get their news from those news sources, newspaper readership has dropped 26% (now, only 8% of people under 30 get their news from newspapers). Newspaper readership has fal[...]

Alabama State Board Of Medical Examiner’s 2010 Annual Report (Very Short)

October 25, 2011

The Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama have a website. We will refer to the Board and the Commission collectively as the “Board.” The Board has exclusive authority in the State of Alabama to issue, revoke, and reinstate all licenses[...]

Arkansas Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions

October 24, 2011

The Arkansas State Medical Board is responsible to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Arkansas with the goal that all citizens are provided with the highest quality health care. The Board is empowered to license and regulate the practice of medicine in Arkansas which includes [...]

Nevada Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions

October 23, 2011

The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners is responsible for licensing physicians, physician assistants, respiratory assistants, and perfusionists in the State of Nevada. The Board is also responsible for investigating complaints against licensees in Nevada through its two Investigative Committees[...]

Georgia Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints And Disciplinary Actions

October 20, 2011

As of December 30, 2010, there were 30,581 actively licensed physicians in the State of Georgia including 1,781 new licenses issued, which represented an increase of 11.3% from the prior year. As of September 15, 2011, the number of licensed Georgia physicians had risen to 31,193 (Source). The Geor[...]

Why Doctors Fight Legitimate Medical Malpractice Claims Against Them

October 17, 2011

In preparing some of our recent blog articles involving some U.S. boards of medicine/medical boards and the state laws affecting the boards’ performance, their work, and their disciplinary and medical malpractice reporting requirements, it has become clear that one major motivating factor f[...]

North Carolina Medical Malpractice Physician Complaints

October 16, 2011

The North Carolina Medical Board (“Board”) is responsible to regulate medicine and surgery for “the benefit and protection of the people of North Carolina.” Board The Board has issued its 2010 Annual Report (“Report”). The Board reported that there were 31,997 [...]

Florida Medical Malpractice Complaints

October 14, 2011

The Florida Department of Health’s Division of Medical Quality Assurance (“MQA”) is responsible for licensing and regulating 37 types of facilities/establishments and more than 40 health care professions under Florida law. The most recent available MQA Annual Report is for fisc[...]

Texas Medical Malpractice Reform (Unintended) Results

October 11, 2011

Under Governor Rick Perry, Texas has enacted some of the most draconian medical malpractice “reforms” whereby the innocent victims of medical malpractice negligence are highly restricted in the claims they can bring against negligent doctors and other Texas health care providers and in t[...]

Maryland Hospital Mistakes

October 10, 2011

Hospitals in Maryland are required to report serious adverse events that occur in those hospitals to the Maryland Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ). OHCQ in turn issues a yearly report regarding the reported hospital errors and mistakes that result in serious injuries or death. The most recent re[...]

Telomeres Research: Evidence That Reducing Stress Can Extend Life And Prevent Disease?

October 7, 2011

At the ends of human DNA are telomeres that protect the ends of each chromosome from fraying (like preventing the ends of a rope from fraying). When cells divide in a normal fashion, the telomeres shorten. After a critical number of cell divisions, cells will reach a critical length and then die[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims In The United States – What Is The Reality?

September 18, 2011

An often-repeated statistic is that medical malpractice (preventable medical errors) in the United States causes approximately 98,000 deaths per year and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Despite these statistics, there are very few medical malpractice claims filed relative [...]

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