Check out this segment on Huffington Post Live today about the risks patients face when entering hospitals. The fifth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the segment, is medical mistakes. This video provides an interesting discussion between … Continue reading
In case you missed it, there was a rather shocking op-ed by Sanjay Gupta, M.D. in the New York Times last Wednesday. Dr. Gupta, who is well-known as a CNN correspondent, wrote that According to a 1999 report by the … Continue reading
The Washington Post reports that Doctors are still debating that question months after a government-appointed panel recommended widespread screening that would lead to prescribing medicine for some kids. The debate is really heating up, as some have now said that … Continue reading
Just a quick FYI for our readers today about a product recall. PR Newswire is reporting that Samuel Lawrence Furniture has recalled an additional 2400 beds in the US and 100 in Canada because the hardware holding the headboard and … Continue reading
We often here about the so-called “malpractice crisis” that is forcing doctors out of communities and out of practice areas because of the high cost of medical malpractice insurance. Charges are often levied against “greedy trial lawyers” who bring lawsuits … Continue reading
Scary story that has been in the headlines lately about the fraudulent and over-zealous marketing practices of pharmaceutical companies, specifically GlaxoSmtihKline. As USA Today reports, Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline will plead guilty and pay $3 billion to resolve federal criminal and … Continue reading
A recent government analysis of medical errors–also known as medical malpractice–lead to approximately 15,000 medicare patient deaths each month. That’s a staggering 180,000 preventable deaths each year. According to a report at DallasNews.com: “An estimated 1.5 percent of Medicare beneficiaries … Continue reading
We’ve written here several times about “tort reform” and how difficult it is to litigate a medical malpractice case. We’ve also discussed the economic barriers to filing a so-called frivolous malpractice lawsuit. Well today we’re going to see a movie! … Continue reading
Judge H. Lee Sarokin has a blog post at the Huffington Post where he advocates capping malpractice insurance premiums rather than awards to victims of malpractice. Judge Sarokin poses the following question: Under what other circumstances would we punish persons … Continue reading
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the cost of medical malpractice in the U.S. Most of the coverage has come in the context of the current so-called “tort reform” debate occuring in Washington. Those in favor of limiting victims’ … Continue reading
