A former Cedar Rapids, Iowa, brain and spine surgeon who was accused of gross malpractice has agreed to pay a...
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A study issued today of 1,438 claims against plastic surgeons insured by The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical...
The Idaho Supreme Court has affirmed a jury verdict for $3.8 million against a southwest Idaho doctor following the death...
Analyzing medical death rate data over an eight-year period, Johns Hopkins patient safety experts have calculated that more than 250,000...
A physician assistant who wasn’t licensed or trained to perform surgery operated on hundreds of patients while the orthopedic surgeon...
Most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis over their lifetime, a report predicts, calling diagnostic errors...
More hospitals and doctors are starting to use data from fitness trackers and health apps to help treat patients. But...
A Spartanburg, S.C., woman’s family has been awarded $2 million in damages for her death five years ago. A jury...
A Middlesex County jury has awarded $14 million to the family of a 90-year-old nursing home resident who died in...
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that the risk of patient harm increased...