Although modern medicine is not quite there yet, we are getting closer to putting little robots into patients to do all sorts of great things.
Mobile Stroke Treatment Units are currently being tested in the USA and Germany. Hopefully they will allow stroke victims to be treated quicker, leading to better outcomes
Both the judge and jury are important in different ways in determining the outcome of a medical negligence trial.
A class action suit has been filed against the manufacturer of Depakote, a commonly used anti-convulsant medication.
A report to Congress recently highlighted the number and extent of inaccurate medical tests that are not sufficiently regulated by the FDA.
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, but often times the victims of these errors never learn the full story.
Sometimes a risk of a procedure occurs and it is not because the surgeon was negligent. But sometimes a risk occurs because of negligence. The informed consent form should not be used to shield surgeons from liability in both situations.
According to a 2013 study, about one-fourth of operating room errors are caused by technology and equipment problems.
