A judge for the Lenawee Circuit Court held a hearing last month on the issue of what the cap should be for birth injuries in a medical malpractice case involving a botched delivery that resulted in the stillbirth of a baby at ProMedica Bixby Hospital in 2008....
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Michigan family sues hospital over failed intubation
A West Michigan family who lost one of its members in 2010 in during a botched emergency room visit is reportedly suing the hospital that administered the improper care for medical malpractice. The boy, according to sources, had been brought into the hospital after he...
Link Between Talcum Powder and Cancer Ignored For Years
A growing number of Johnson's Baby Powder lawsuits and Shower-to-Shower lawsuits are now being pursued nationwide by women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, citing a history of studies and other reports that suggest concerns about the link between talcum powder and...
Preventing infections a big goal for Detroit hospitals
Infection is always somewhat of a risk in medical care. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about one in 20 patients get an infection from medical care. In addition, 100,000 die every year from such infections, though that number could potentially be a lot...
Family wins $7.9M in connection with botched surgery
William Beaumont Hospital in Grosse Pointe, along with a physician and an anesthesiologist, was recently ordered to pay $7.9 million to the family of a woman who died after receiving treatment for a stomach condition. The woman died back in 2009 after undergoing gall...
Medication errors may improve with pharmacists’ help
Errors can occur in any area of medical practice. One quite common area for errors to occur is with the prescription and administration of medications. Not surprisingly, emergency room departments are places where medication errors are not uncommon. Because mistakes...
Couple “wins” malpractice case against birth center
Some of our readers have either worked with a nurse midwife in the birth of a child or know of couples who have done so. The reasons for working with a nurse midwife over a physician in a hospital setting vary among couples, but one thing couples should always be...
Doctors: be on alert for symptoms of toy magnet ingestion
According to a recent study published in The Journal of Pediatrics, the number of injuries attributed to ingestion of small toy magnets has increased 300 percent over the last ten years among children under the age of 18. The research was conducted at a Canadian...
Why do birth defects seem to be clustered in parts of Washington?
For expectant parents, the idea that their baby could suffer from a fatal birth defect is practically unthinkable. In many cases, birth defects are based on hereditary or genetic factors; however, in some cases, they can be tied to a particular geographic area where...
Report: C-sections may beoverused at many hospitals
Cesarean section is a method of surgically delivering a baby, which is performed either in response to a complication during a vaginal delivery or planned out in advance due to certain unusual circumstances of the pregnancy. According to the Centers for Disease...