Medical Malpractice Archives

In states where midwives must be licensed, they can be sued for medical malpractice when negligent care results in patie ...

Provigil and Nuvigil have been linked to a variety of serious birth defects in babies whose mothers took the drugs ...

Failure to report a patient’s medical test or imaging results to attending doctors and medical providers is one of the ...

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), a type of brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation and limited blood flow to the ...

Measuring troponin levels in patients with cardiac-related symptoms or who have recently had heart attacks helps physici ...

Free-standing surgery centers are promoted as cost-effective and convenient alternatives to hospital operating rooms. Al ...

Hospitals across Indiana are facing penalties for high patient readmission rates. The number of patients who return for ...

A recent study conducted by researchers from the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University indi ...

Patients may be able to recover damages when nursing malpractice or negligence causes them harm. People in Indiana rely ...

Employed as a deterrent against sub-standard care, the medical malpractice system in the U.S. does little to ensure pati ...