In 2009, a young woman was admitted to a New York hospital after overdosing on a combination of pharmaceutical drugs. Despite showing signs of life, such as curling her toes and demonstrating resistance to being placed on a ventilator, the patient was declared dead and the hospital staff prepared to
Those in Franklin, Ohio, may be interested to know that a Snoqualmie family was recently awarded $15 million after their daughter was injured due to a physician error. According to reports, the four-year-old girl was a heart-transplant patient at the University of Washington hospital and Seattle Children’s Hospital and was
A court recently awarded $15.2 million in damages to the family of a girl who was severely injured and effectively rendered incapable of caring for herself after a doctor failed to warn her against an over-the-counter nasal spray that would likely have disastrous consequences for the young girl, who had
A truck driver who rear-ended a motorist in Ohio earlier in the year in a “road rage” incident has now been involved in a truck accident that left two people dead and two people severely injured. His semi-truck hit another truck, as well as four pedestrians and another pickup that
A new medical study appears to have made progress in understanding tissue damage following an acute spinal cord injury. Scientists used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study damage patterns in the months following the spinal trauma. They discovered that irreversible tissue loss occurred in the spinal cord within 40 days
Thousands of individuals in Ohio and across the United States suffer due to negligent medical care every year. In some cases, such negligence can appear in the form of medication errors, surgical mistakes and misdiagnoses. However, a recent study published in BMJ Open suggests that most medical malpractice claims are
Hyundai Motor Co. is being held liable for the traumatic brain injury suffered by a male motorist when a defective air bag in his vehicle failed to properly deploy during a crash. A jury awarded him a total of $14 million in damages for the defect in the side air
An Ohio State campus bus driven by a 21-year-old male student recently struck and killed a 65-year-old male bicycle rider close to the intersection of Summit Street and Chittenden Avenue in Columbus. The bicyclist was hospitalized for his injuries and died later that same day. Bicyclists are frequently involved in
Our last post discussed the surprisingly high rate of bike accident-related brain injuries. Bicyclists suffer more brain injuries than any other athletes, in part because biking has become such a common past-time and mode of transportation. While many serious injuries can result from motor vehicle accidents, traumatic brain injuries are
Monkeys have been named one of the smartest primates, behind humans. They can be seen in zoos, circuses and even as pets to brave individuals. Are they as friendly and amusing as people claim? In Godfrey, Illinois, a 6-year-old boy was taken to the hospital to undergo treatment after being