Find Out Why Jury Doubled Parents’ Award for Birth Injury
A Brooklyn couple has been awarded $26 million – more than twice what they sought – in a medical malpractice incident that led to one of their twin daughters losing her life and the...
Possible Incorrect Use of Anesthesia Leads to $22 Million Malpractice Lawsuit
A woman and her husband have filed a $22 million medical malpractice suit against a medical center for permanent damages caused by problems with anesthesia. Cases like this are not as unusual as you...
Can You Record Conversations With Your Doctor?
A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) confirms that more and more patients are using their smartphones and digital voice recorders to record their doctor’s office visits. While most...
Are You Sure You Know Why Autistic Children Avoid Eye Contact?
It was previously thought by many that the difficulty some autistic individuals have with looking others in the eyes was a signal of indifference. A new study, however, is throwing cold water on that...
Baby Teeth Study Suggests Autism Link To Exposure Of Heavy Metals
A new study carried out by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) suggests that exposure to various metals may increase the likelihood of a child developing autism. Researchers reached their findings after...
Find Out if Introduction to Surfing Can Help Your Autistic Child
If you’re a parent or guardian of an autistic child, you may want to think about registering him/her for an introductory surfing camp this summer. The camp is called Surfers Healing and is specifically...
How Long Do You Have To File Your Medical Malpractice Claim?
If you feel that you’ve been a victim of medical malpractice, just how long do you have to take legal action against those who have wronged you? We’ll talk about it in this issue....
Find Out Why This Baby’s Doctor Was Found Guilty of Medical Malpractice
A doctor who was nowhere to be found when a birth went horribly wrong has been found negligent by a jury. In their decision, the jury also awarded $23.1 million to the child’s family...
Should Children With Autism Wear Electronic Trackers?
According to a survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about a quarter of a million children with autism wander off each year. Another survey spearheaded by a pediatrics director with...
Think Doctors Will Own Up To A Mistake? Think Again!
In a perfect world, your doctor could be trusted to be forthcoming about any mistakes he or she made while providing medical care. Sadly, this is not a perfect world, and a recent study...