The New York Times and the Cincinnati Enquirerreported on the secret settlement days after the 50th anniversary of Armstrong's walk on the moon. The newspapers learned of the wrongful death case from an anonymous person who sent unsolicited documents. Read more here.
Checking a doctor's history of malpractice suits and disciplinary actions can help guide you in choosing a doctor. When you need difficult medical testing or treatment, you must choose your doctor wisely. You'll want to do some research about the doctor to be sure his...
While medical mistakes are no surprise to us at ., in our opinion this information most likely only indicates a fraction of actual mistakes made as many go undocumented in the medical charts. Read Full Article Here
Heather Blackburn-Beel was 38 years old when she died from colon cancer, an example of a troubling rise of the cancer's incidence in young adults. Heather's death is part of a concerning trend: More young adults are being diagnosed with this type of cancer, and more...
Following the start of Georgia's Hands-Free Law in July, officials say traffic fatalities, crashes and insurance claims are down in the state.As of September 30, traffic crash fatalities are down 11 percent year to date, which is the largest decrease of Georgia...
A recent study found that 75% of doctors believed that they communicated satisfactorilywith those in their care. Only 21% of the people treated by those doctors said that theirtalks went well. Somewhere, there's a disconnect. That can be devastating. The more you and...
The American medical malpractice system is doing almost nothing to improve the quality of health care, research suggests. What may be more concerning is that there is very little discussion, much less action, on reform. Read more.
New research shows Alzheimer's brain changes may occur years before symptoms. For more information on this growing problem see article.
Doctors might have to attend several years of medical school and go through countless hours of training before they can practice. But, this doesn't mean that they are immune from making mistakes. Doctors get tired. They work excessive amounts of hours in highly...
Patents and pharmacy benefit managers are part of the reason diabetes medication prices keep going up. Almost everyone seems to agree that prescription drug prices are too high. On Monday, House Democrats announced they have begun an investigation into the pricing...
