A recent New York Times article written by Roni Caryn Rabin discusses Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith’s goals of addressing racial gaps in health care. Dr. Nunez-Smith is a practicing internist and scientist. She directs several research centers and acts as an associate professor of internal medicine, public health management at Yale University. She has been appointed […]
Dr. Hugh MacDonald, a former affiliate of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, was sentenced five to ten years in prison for sexually assaulting his patient who suffered from several mental health illnesses. According to a recent article in the Union Leader, Macdonald, who was the victim’s primary care physician for several years before he sexually assaulted her, plead […]
If you feel disrespected by your surgeon, it might be time to find a new doctor. According to a paper published by The Journal of the American Medical Association, patients that receive care from surgeons associated with the highest numbers of patient complaints have a higher likelihood of experiencing surgical complications.
Despite clear warnings in medical literature, electrophysiologists continue to engage in the gravely dangerous practice of removing leads in catherization labs. Millions of Americans experience heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmia) which may require the implantation of pacemakers or defibrillators to regulate the heart rate. These devices connect to the heart muscle with leads—wires that run from […]
It would have been hard to miss the news clip of Pope Francis stopping his motorcade in order to bless a young child with cerebral palsy while he was visiting the United States. Today, the Washington Post published a heart-rending article about the “story behind the story”. WaPo reporter Julie Zauzmer did an excellent job […]
A Chicago area woman has filed a birth injury medical malpractice lawsuit against Advocate North Side Health Network doing business as Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp. doing business as advocate Medical Group, Dr. Elise Halajian and Dr. Gloria Redondo for allegedly botching a circumcision. According to the complaint, on Sept. […]
A $900,000 birth injury verdict has been upheld by an appellate court after the court determined that the defendant’s expert did not meet the standard for expert testimony admissability. The birth injury verdict involved a child who suffered shoulder dystocia after a vacuum-assisted delivery. Dr. Jeffery Wener testified on behalf of the child and argued […]
The medical condition known as cerebral palsy is actually a term used to classify a number of neurological disorders that affect a child’s motor skills permanently affecting body movement and muscle coordination. It is caused by abnormalities in parts of the brain that control muscle movements. The majority of children with cerebral palsy acquire the […]
In spite of a federal judge’s approval of a $9 million cerebral palsy lawsuit settlement, the Department of Justice must approve the settlement prior to resolution of the case because the hospital in question is operated by the federal government. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that a child born to a Virginia family suffered medical […]
The brachial plexus is the network of nerves that sends signals from your spine to your shoulder, arm and hand. A brachial plexus injury occurs when these nerves are stretched, compressed, or in the most serious cases, ripped apart or torn away from the spinal cord. Complications in the birthing process may result in permanent […]
