Medical malpractice lawsuits are responsible for less than 2.5 percent of the total cost of U.S. health care, according to a new study. The Harvard School of Health study was published in the September issue of Health Affairs. Doctors, hospitals and insurance companies have long argued that medical malpractice lawsuits
A new study indicates that a drug combination therapy may help patients with traumatic brain injuries. Bloomberg Business Week reports that the therapy combines a synthetic derivative of an amino acid with a derivative of the antibiotic tetracycline. Rats tested with the combination showed significant improvement in memory and reasoning,
In 2007, actor Dennis Quaid’s newborn twins were nearly killed by a preventable medical error at a hospital. The boy and girl were given an overdose of a blood thinner to treat an infection. Reuters reports that Thomas and Zoe Quaid almost died after they were given 10,000 units of
That knock on the head you received as a child could be the cause of many current ailments, from alcoholism to homelessness. That’s the finding of studies by the Brain Injury Research Center in New York. According to the study, researchers found higher instances of previously undetected head trauma from
A seven-month-old baby boy was at Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital Medical Center for an open heart surgery to correct a heart condition. Instead of learning about a successful surgery, the parents of the baby learned that he died during surgery. The family suspects that a serious mistake during surgery caused the boy’s
Each year, more than 50,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with a non-invasive breast cancer that may never evolve into a more serious condition. On the other hand, these same women are also told that it may lead to surgery, chemotherapy or even death. Known as “stage zero,” the
Many in the medical community are advocating for increased transparency and full disclosure of information as a way for doctors to affect change from within the health care system and reduce the frequency of malpractice suits. Currently, many doctors are hesitant to share information with colleagues, which means that information
More Ohio doctors’ clipboards will soon be replaced with electronic tablets, thanks to $53 million in federal stimulus funds. A statewide electronic health record system will eventually be part of a national system. Many say the new health record databases will improve patient care and reduce errors leading to malpractice
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