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Researchers are reporting that premature single births are on the rise in the United States, mostly among infants delivered by Caesarean section (C-section). They say part of the increase might...

Although it used to be the delivery of last resort, Caesarean sections (C-section) are now becoming all the rage. Almost one in three pregnant women underwent a C-section in 2006, while only one...

A new study shows Massachusetts doctors are paying less in malpractice suits today than they were in 1990, when adjusted for inflation. This conclusion refutes the assertion that high malpractice...

Patients harmed by Lasik eye surgery met with federal health advisers to complain of severe eye pain, blurred vision and even a son’s suicide. Advisers have asked the Food and Drug Administration...

Binding arbitration agreements between doctors and patients, where patients waive their right to a jury trial, are becoming more and more prevalent since it typically costs less than litigation,...

A Washington State Superior Court jury awarded $40.1 million, including $8.35 million in punitive damages, to Paramjit Singh who had to undergo a heart transplant because his was so badly damaged by a defective machine during an operation. The incident in question happened in October 2004, when Singh checked into Providence Everett Medical Center for cardiac bypass surgery. A monitor...

The Virginia Supreme Court recently ruled that doctors affiliated with charitable foundations are not immune from malpractice suits. The cases involved the University of Virginia Health Services foundation whose lawyers argued that since its doctors were working for a non-profit organization, they should be immune from malpractice suits. The court, however, ruled that although the work done by...

A new report, made by federal investigators, shows most physician-owned hospitals were not properly equipped to handle medical emergencies. This investigation took place due to the increase in physician-owned hospitals in the United States, where the number of facilities has increased from 110 in 2001, to 180 in 2007. The report shows 55 percent of the 109 physician-owned hospitals under...

A new study of medical malpractice cases shows what ethical trial attorneys have always known -- medical malpractice settlements are closely tied to merit and quality of care. Although tort reformers have claimed settlements in malpractice suits are a "lottery", where fault and settlement are not related, a new analysis of eleven studies of medical malpractice settlements and claims have shown...

A report to be issued in late April 2007 by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) states that the Department of Health and Human Services does not hold nursing homes with a long history of bad care of residents accountable. Nursing homes that have a history of harming residents often do not face sanctions, and when they are sanctioned the Bush Administration gives them a grace period in...

A new study has found that the most likely victims of surgery related medication errors are young children. Mistakes are most likely to happen when the patient is transfered from the surgical team to the recovery room. The study was confined to errors made on patients undergoing surgery, and the rate of harm, 5 percent, was much higher than is typical for medication errors. Among children it...

In a ruling on Tuesday, a West Virginia Court upheld a Charleston surgeon's right to have his own medical practice insurance.In a 2004 lawsuit, the doctor alleged that Charleston Area Medical Center took away his privileges after he attained $1 million worth of self funded medical malpractice insurance rather than going with a commercial vendor, according to court documents.CAMC said Hamrick's...