hospital negligence

Surgical errors are paying off for medical facilities across the nation. A study released this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that hospital reap more profit when mistakes are made during surgery. That’s because correcting the errors requires extra time in the hospital and, thus, a larger bill. It’s not surprising … Read more

Laverne Wilkinson’s mentally handicapped daughter will soon be parentless because doctors at a New York City hospital failed to notice abnormalities on an X-ray image for more than two years. Wilkinson, a 36-year-old single mother, went to the emergency room at Kings County Hospital when she was stricken with sudden chest pain in February 2010. … Read more

With age comes wisdom, as the old adage goes. But advanced age also means an increased likelihood of physical and mental deterioration. That is why, for example, airline pilots undergo required health screenings and face a mandatory retirement age. Even judges must retire by a certain age in some jurisdictions. These regulations are in place … Read more

A Syracuse, N.Y. woman who went in for a scheduled caesarian section instead caught fire on the operating table and suffered third-degree burns at the hands of her doctor and nurses. Kira Reed could smell it, but was too hazy under the effects of anesthesia to figure out what was happening. Her mother saw the … Read more

Your doctor may be skilled, but a faulty test could take your health out of his hands. That’s what happened to Jennifer Rufer. After a faulty test misdiagnosed her with a rare form of cancer, Rufer suffered through months of chemotherapy, a hysterectomy and the removal of part of her lung, according to the Seattle … Read more