Category: Medical Malpractice

The Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, admitted recently that three cancer patients had died over the past two years due to delayed care at the hospital’s gastrointestinal program. That should never happen. The medical facility did…

An Army veteran who suffered brain damage and the amputation of his leg after a routine procedure at a VA Medical Center in St. Louis was awarded $8.3 million in federal court, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported recently. This case…

Delayed care and long waits are behind the needless deaths of veterans at U.S. military hospitals, according to a recent report by CNN. One of the most troubling aspects of the report is that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…

According to an investigation by USA Today, thousands of doctors continue to practice despite making terrible errors with patients. State medical boards have not revoked their licenses even after they have engaged in serious misconduct. In fact, many of these doctors…

A new report by the consumer watchdog group Public Citizen shows that caps on medical malpractice awards and attempts to control malpractice litigation have had no effect on slowing the rise of healthcare costs. Some lawmakers have claimed that malpractice awards and…

Medical malpractice is a terrible experience for both doctors and patients. But while nobody wants to go through this ordeal, it is actually more common than many realize. According to a report published by BMJ Open, researchers at the Royal College…

Liability insurers are now separating the policies of medical professionals who practice in hospitals from those of general internists. In the past, hospitalists were given the same rate as primary care physicians. But this could soon change because the number of lawsuits…

Recently, the Wisconsin State medical board has been under scrutiny for not disciplining doctors who make serious errors. Unfortunately, Wisconsin is not the only state facing a negative assessment in this area. South Carolina is also on the radar. A national advocacy group has…