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Malpractice “Crisis” Invented by Business and Insurance Lobbies


By calling on Congress to restrict patient access to malpractice courts in his 2006 State of the Union Address, the Bush White House misdiagnosed the cause of what is perceived as a serious problem with the nation’s medical malpractice system, according to “The Great Medical Malpractice Hoax”, a research study just released by the consumer [...]

Doctor Suspended Following Liposuction Deaths


An Arizona doctor was suspended in July 2007, when a third liposuction patient under his care died earlier this month. The suspended doctor, who is board certified in Internal Medicine, is not certified to perform plastic or cosmetic surgical operations by the main plastic surgery approval board.
“We’re seeing an increasing number of doctors shifting their [...]

Medical Errors Take a Toll on Doctors


Did you ever wonder if the doctor you see has experienced stress brought on by the circumstances of his or her profession? If so, you might be interested in what 3,100 physicians in the US and Canada had to say regarding stress and life changes following a medical error situation that they had a hand [...]

Surgeon Avoids Malpractice Settlements by Declaring Bankruptcy, Protecting His $400,000 Salary and $2.7 Million of Assets


When neurosurgeon Dr. Jacques Farkas of West Palm Beach was sued for malpractice by two patients he injured through his surgery, he declared personal bankruptcy to avoid a court battle and millions in damages.
While operating on Thelma McAloon’s spine, the instrument he was using severed the nerves in her lower back. She now has no [...]

Report Calls Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Crisis a “Hoax”


A Case of “One Bad Apple Can Spoil the Barrel”
The belief that the United States is in the throes of a medical malpractice lawsuit crisis can be blamed on just a tiny group of negligent doctors, according to “The Great Medical Malpractice Hoax” just released by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen.
Just 5.9 percent of [...]

Japan’s Medical Error System Based on Criminal, Not Civil Law


When injuries or death due to medical errors occurs in Japan, patients or their family members usually call the police. Contrasted with the civil malpractice litigation common in America, in Japan, arrests and prosecutorial decisions are based on results of criminal investigations. Medical error in Japan is considered a crime against the state.
Japanese prosecutors have [...]

The Wrong Drug Torments a Four-Year-Old to Death


The youngster named Ian Malone, after suffering through a short four year life with numerous physical and mental defects, died in Everett, WA on May 1, 2004. The cause of his needless suffering was mistakes made during his birth process.
When Christine Malone’s pregnancy was taking what her medical doctor thought was too long, he decided [...]

Colonscopy Error Leads to Crippling Surgery After Crippling Surgery


We’ve all heard horror stories about people going into surgery, only to come out in a condition far worse than when they entered the operating room. Apparently, medical malpractice knows no professional boundaries, as a recent case involves egregious medical errors on a person who worked in the healthcare field himself.
The victim this time is [...]