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Pennsylvania Nurse’s Medical Malpractice Results In Woman’s Loss Of Both Legs

November 27, 2011

A jury has determined that a 55 year-old woman was caused to lose both of her legs due to the medical malpractice of a nurse. The lawsuit alleged that the visiting home nurse failed to properly report a catheter infection that nearly killed the woman. Source The medical malpractice lawsuit filed [...]

Indiana Medical Malpractice Verdict For Victim With Less Than A Year To Live

November 25, 2011

An Indiana jury earlier this year found in favor of a medical malpractice claimant in his malpractice claim against a medical malpractice defendant who failed to timely diagnose and treat his colon cancer in 2004. By the time of the jury’s verdict, this poor medical malpractice victim had l[...]

Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Man’s Death

November 23, 2011

The surviving wife of a 44-year-old Maine man who died in the hospital on his birthday (which was also Mother’s Day) received a favorable jury verdict during early June, 2011. The man’s death was witnessed by his wife, children, and parents who had gathered at the hospital to celebrate[...]

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Claims And Disciplinary Actions

October 28, 2011

There were a total of 16,631 physicians licensed in Connecticut in 2010, with 13,672 of the licensed physicians being in-state. The Connecticut Medical Examining Board reported that it took 35 total actions against physicians during 2010, down from 55 in 2009. The Board’s actions included 11 l[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims (In Mexico)

August 12, 2011

In June, 2006, an independent national institution known as Conamed was created by presidential decree whose responsibilities include arbitrating medical malpractice claims in Mexico. The staff and reviewers at Conamed are paid by the government. Conamed offers advice and information on patient [...]

The Economic And Noneconomic Costs Of Chronic Diseases

July 26, 2011

Chronic diseases include heart disease, cancer, hypertension (high blood pressure), stroke, and diabetes. The economic cost of chronic diseases represents 75% of all health care costs. Chronic diseases are involved in 80% of the deaths in the United States. As of 2005, 44% of Americans were suffer[...]

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