Prominent Cancer Doctor Pleads Guilty to Misdiagnosing Healthy Patients

Dr. Farid Fata, a renowned Michigan oncologist, pled guilty to…

The Problem with Overdiagnosis

Two new studies published this past Monday in the BMJ highlight…

Case of Doctor Stripped of License to Prescribe Controlled Substances Raises Interesting Issues

The Utah doctor whose license to prescribe controlled substances…

Jury Awards $25.3 Million to Woman Who Had All Four Limbs Amputated

A Milwaukee woman was awarded a $25.3 million jury verdict in…

Boston Failure to Diagnose Case Yields $16.7 Million Jury Verdict

A local Boston jury has awarded a $16.7 million to the daughter…

Failure to Diagnosis in Emergency Room Leads to $5.2 Million Jury Verdict

Kevin Tolson entered the ER at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore…

Failure to Timely Diagnosis Medical Malpractice Case Filed

A woman who alleges that three physicians failed to timely diagnose…

Failure to Diagnose Leads to Child’s Death and Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

6-year-old Roberto Carlos Llanas, Jr. is dead because an emergency…

Medical Errors in Assisted Living Facilities

U-T San Diego published a disturbing story about the prevalence…

RFID Technology Reduces Medication Errors, According to MedCity News

RFID technology (radio frequency identification) can help hospitals…