We recently discussed the dangers associated with medical errors, specifically how a recent study discovered that diagnostic mistakes are the most common and most costly forms of medical problems. The following article contains some important background information for those who may have suffered harm from medical malpractice. First things first, if you’ve been injured at…
A jury awarded a family whose child suffered severe brain damage as a result of a birth injury 78.5 million dollars. The injured child now has severe spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and will require a lifetime of care. This horrific injury was the result of an 81-minute delay in performance of an emergency cesarean section…
The journal, BMJ Quality & Safety, revealed that fatal medical misdiagnoses occur just as frequently as deaths caused by breast cancer (40,500 deaths).
What Happened: A recent story proved just how costly poor medical care can be. Last week a jury in Nevada handed down a massive $500 million punitive damage award in a case against UnitedHealth Group. The punitive damages were on top of the $24 million that had already been awarded for compensatory damages. The case…
What happened: New data from the Center of Disease Control (CDC) reveals that nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received a medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (A.D.H.D.). These numbers appear to support the growing concern of many in…