Medical Malpractice

• Botox Injection Could Help Cerebral Palsy Patients

  RLF Staff | May 11, 2007 6:55 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  New research suggests that injections of botulinum toxin A (Botox) enhanced benefits from occupational therapy for children with cerebral palsy affecting one limb.In the study, Dr Remo N Russo, from Flinders University in Daw Park, South Australia, and colleagues randomly assigned 43 children with hemiplegic (one-sided) cerebral palsy to receive four sessions of occupational therapy (over 4...

• Only 2% of malpractice cases are attempted

  RLF Staff | May 08, 2007 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Accoring to NewsWireToday.com, medical malpractice causes about 80,000 deaths and injures many more, each year. Shockingly, they report only two percent of malpractice victims seek compensation. Why such a low percentage of suits? I believe there are a few reasons victims or their family do not sue when they suspect malpractice:1. The doctor and hospital convince them they did everything...

• Nursing Home Laws Not Sufficiently Enforced

  RLF Staff | May 03, 2007 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  In a new report released by Congress's investigative branch, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) the U.S. government is criticized for its oversight of nursing homes across the nation. According to the report published in The New York Times, nursing homes and long-term care facilities that are continuously cited for mistreating patients often only face minimal penalties.Because the...

• Dirty Hospitals - Hospital Infections

  Jeff Rasansky | January 10, 2007 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Two million patients are infected in hospitals each year and more than 90,000 patients die. Do you think we can find a cure? As hospitals work harder to stop infections, bugs become more resistant to to antibiotics. Some studies suggest that hospital acquired infections are the 8th leading cause of death in the United States. This is ridiculous because the spread of infections can be prevented...

• Are Sleepy Doctors Malpractice Waiting to Happen?

  Robert Wolf | December 12, 2006 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Imagine yourself as a hospital patient. Your doctor walks in and lets out a long yawn. When you ask why he is so tired, he admits to working nonstop for the last 24 hours. He says that he works these marathon shifts many times a month.Should you be concerned for your safety? Increasing evidence suggests yes. Physicians who work marathon shifts -- those longer than 24 hours -- can cause real harm...

• Can Time Travel Really Prevent Medical Malpractice???(2)

  Robert Wolf | September 29, 2006 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  I know this isn't one of my customary topics, but news like this just doesn't come up all that often. We've all been to a doctor or nurse whose bedside manner or treatment practices we have questioned. Most health care litigation attorneys have even met (and deposed) some real nut jobs (that is the technical legal term), but this one really takes the cake.An Ohio chiropractor who claimed to...

• Birth Injuries - Who Can Be Sued?

  RLF Staff | June 16, 2006 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Did you know that a birth injury could be caused by a wide variety of sources? Claims are not limited to just medical doctors - they can also apply to nurses, hospitals, anesthesiologists, drug (pharmaceutical) companies, and other providers of health care services.While each person on the medical staff at a facility such as a hospital is responsible for his or her actions, the facility itself...

• Medical Bills Too High? Blame Medicare - NOT Lawsuits

  Robert Wolf | June 08, 2006 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  We've all heard the argument: "If greedy families and patients would stop suing, then everyone's medical bills would decrease." Let's set aside the fact that medical errors are a leading cause of death in the U.S. Let's instead look at one of the factors which is actually causing YOUR medical bills to skyrocket.Employers and consumers are paying billions of dollars more a year for medical care...

• Some Potentially Dire Consequences of Bariatric Surgery Are Not Always Properly Disclosed to Patients

  Robert Wolf | May 30, 2006 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Bariatric surgery -- a stomach-shrinking operation performed to help overcome obesity -- is becoming more popular than ever. But there's a catch often not understood by those who undergo the procedure: Once they lose the weight the surgery helps them lose, there may be more surgery to come -- surgery that is costlier and riskier and that requires a longer recovery time than the original...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Hosptial and Doctor

  Staff Writer | April 06, 2006 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Ethel Wright filed a lawsuit against Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University and Saiyed Aon Ali Mohib, M.D., stating that they failed to exercise reasonable care, which caused her to loose her husband.Doctors and hospitals nationwide make mistakes that result to death and injury to their patients. An article by Steve Gonzalez in the Belleville Bureau on Monday, April 03, 2006 describles a...