Medical Malpractice | InjuryBoard Roanoke

Most physicians in the United States have financial relationships with the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Those relationships range from the acceptance of meals to the receipt of...

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My wife and I had dinner this weekend with a couple who are our very best friends. The wife is a very successful insurance executive and, over dinner and wine, the conversation turned to the costs...

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I try to read as much as I can about issues affecting medical malpractice in America. The sources include books, newspapers, television reports and yes...even blogs written by doctors...and that is...

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I can't tell you how many times we see medical negligence cases which arise out of problems with medical records. A radiologist's report never makes it into the patient's chart or is never...

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Just had to share this CBS News Report with you. It appears that some hospitals are hiring "fake patients" to arrive at the hospital with various complaints to grade how the hospital staff handles...

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Okay, all of you so-called "tort reformers" out there reading this blog. Please tell me how Virginia's law which severely limits recoveries in medical malpractice cases is fair. You see,if one of...

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This headline from a Washington state newspaper will certainly catch your attention! The story is about prominent pediatrician, WilliamSchnall, a "Jekyll-and Hyde" doctor who systematically groomed...

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Wrong site....Wrong patient....Wrong procedure! Anyway you cut it (pun intended)....it is bad news for the patient! Recently reviewed data in Pennsylvania shows that a near miss or actual...

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Kudos to a Fulton Superior Court (Georgia) judge Marvin Arrington! Last week Judge Arrington found his state's law limiting damages in medical malpractice cases to be invalid. In 2005, the Georgia...

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Teleradiology, what is it? It is the electronic transmission of radiological patient images, such as x-rays, CT's and MRI's, from one location to another for the purposes of interpretation and/or...

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We wrote a short blog a couple of days ago on the tragic death of Stephanie Kuleba, an 18 year old who died from malignant hyperthermia, a known complication of anesthesia, after corrective reconstructive breast surgery in Boca Raton, Florida. The sad story of the unnecessary death of an 18 year old from complications at an outpatient surgery clinic motivated me to write my blog. The purpose...

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You have already probably heard the sad story about the Florida teenager who died due to complications from anesthesia during corrective breast augmentation surgery. Stephanie Kuleba, age 18, was having outpatient corrective breast augmentation surgery last week in the offices of Dr. Steven Schuster in Boca Raton when she developed the symptoms of malignant hyperthermia after receiving...

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By now most Americans have read something about the medication errors which almost cost actor Dennis Quaid and his wife the ultimate loss....the death of their twins due to a medication error (heparin overdose) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.Medication errors happen daily - it is part of the "grab and go" culture in busy hospitals. What can be done to reduce this...

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Okay...you may ask, "what is the connection between actor Dennis Quaid and medical malpractice?" Good Question and here is the answer...Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, were blessed last year with the birth of twins, Thomas and Zoe. However, within a few days of coming home, the twins showed signs of a having a staph infection and doctors recommended they be admitted to Cedars-Sinai hospital for...

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I previously blogged (February 4 and 19) on comic actor John Ritter's wrongful death malpractice lawsuit going to trial. The suit, filed by Ritter's widow, sought $67 million in damages from two of her deceased husband's treating doctors. In summary, Ritter experienced severe nausea and vomiting and went to went to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, California. Ritter's cardiologist, and...

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