Ever wonder how millions of people can be exposed to the deadly side effects of a medication before they receive warning? This is often the result of a disgusting campaign by the pharmaceutical manufacturer to make as big a profit as possible before the public learns...
Detroit Medical Malpractice Law Blog
Study: Gender-Specific Therapy For Brain Injuries Looks Promising
The medical community has long been aware that oxygen deprivation before and during birth causes worse brain damage in boys than girls, but the reasons why have proved elusive. A recent study provides exciting insight into the differences between female and male brain...
Infant’s Skull Crushed In Forceps Delivery; Suit Will Be Filed
A young couple is pleading for all doctors to discontinue use of forceps in deliveries after their daughter's skull was fractured. Their baby lived for only five days before dying from severe brain damage allegedly caused by their obstetrician's negligent delivery....
After Sepsis-Related Amputations, Girl Settles Lawsuit For $32M
Ashanti Norals, 11, suffered a relatively minor knee injury at school, but hospital negligence led to the amputation of all four of her limbs. To live a quality life, she needs a home modified for her handicaps, a personal assistant, prosthetic limbs and a specialized...
Infant Vaccine Causes ‘Significant Increase’ In Intussusception
Many parents struggle with decisions concerning the vaccination of their baby. Over the past decade, studies have emerged showing that some infant vaccinations carry the risk of serious side effects. The new data puts parents in a difficult situation when deciding...
Considering Hip Or Knee Surgery? List Of Best And Worst Hospitals
Choose your hospital for hip or knee replacement surgery wisely, as the complication rate can greatly differ. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has recorded the number of complications that Medicare patients suffered after receiving knee or hip surgery...
Family Recovers $6.5M In Military-Hospital Birth Injury Lawsuit
Sept. 12, 2008 was supposed to be a joyous day for the Rivera family. Kasie was a patient at Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas, expecting the healthy birth of her son, Haiden. Tragically, things went wrong and Haiden suffered serious birth injuries....
Medical Study Suggests That Infant Bedsores Are Wholly Preventable
Bedsores, also known as pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, commonly victimize prematurely-born infants during their stay in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Medical research has revealed that as many as 25 percent of infants born preterm will suffer pressure...
Inadequate Fetal Monitoring Is Common Factor In Birth Asphyxia
Birth asphyxia is a potentially deadly complication that happens when an infant isn't receiving a sufficient amount of oxygen before, during or immediately after birth. Because birth asphyxia may cause severe neurological injuries such as cerebral palsy, it's...
Surgeon Study Finds Correlation Between Skill, Complications
A recent study provided insight into bariatric surgical errors, revealing that the skill of a surgeon largely impacts the likelihood that the patient will experience complications. This conclusion seems straightforward enough, but it's startling that patients of...