Not unlike the lighthouses that guard the state of Maine’s rocky shores, medical malpractice lawyers are a stalwart beacon that offer hope to those that are in distress. Recently the company that insures most Maine doctors and hospitals against medical malpractice reported that claims have dropped by more than half over the past decade. The…
It is a widely held misconception that the familiar phrase “First, do no harm” comes from the Hippocratic Oath, an oath many physicians take when they enter medical practice. Today there is no single oath that all physicians take upon entering practice. Just like most people believe the above to be true many also believe…
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Cannon Design) A jury awarded a $16.7 million verdict in a Boston malpractice suit, the largest this year. Johnette Ellis sued a doctor of Brigham and Women’s Hospital for missing evidence of her mother’s cancer in a chest X-ray. She died in August 2008 at the age of 47 from lung…
FDA reported this week that recalls of medical devices doubled from 2003 to 2012, according to a new report. The total number of recalls increased to 1190 in 2012, which is a big increase from 604 in 2003. There was a big increase in recalls where the defective product had a ‘reasonable probability’ of death….
The number of laparoscopic procedures has increased steadily since the late 1980s. Each year, more than 2 million patients undergo laparoscopic procedures in the U.S. The downside to laparoscopic procedures is that inadvertent bowel injuries may occur. This dreaded complication requires vigilance and skill to avoid, and adequate training and experience to manage and repair….