Ohio Medical Malpractice News Headlines

FDA Gives Warnings and Instructions for Heparin Sodium Injection (Baxter)

Doctor Arrest Over Hospital Death

Inadequate background check may have put veterans at risk

Jury awards $365,000 to a couple in a Port Charlotte medical malpractice case

State Supreme Court jury awards $17 million to a New York woman in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Medication Mistakes - Drug Name Confusion

Doctors License Suspended Following Patient Death

Kansas Doctor Charged in Deadly Prescription Drug Overdoses

Preventing Patient Deaths from Fentanyl Patches

Donda Wests Cosmetic Surgery Complications

Many Errors by Medical Residents Caused by Teamwork Breakdowns

Meeting to Discuss Medical Errors and Patient Safety

Avoiding Dangerous Mix ups between Insulin and Heparin

Cost of Medical Malpractice Insurance

Commissioner Tyler Announces Hearing Regarding Medical Mutual

United HealthCare to Pay New York $4 Million

Prescription Errors in Maryland

Health Report and Medical Malpractice

New Task Force Confronts Medical Malpractice Reform

Majority Of Medical Malpractice Claims In Seven States Closed

Medical Errors In Illinois

Medical Malpractice Insurer Request Rate Decrease

Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation

Medical Malpractice Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties

Glucose Triggers Brain Damage After Hypoglycemic Coma

In Sacramento, Lafayette Physician Joel Alan Gross Surrenders License To Practice Medicine

Majority Of Medical Malpractice Claims Closed Without Compensation

U.S. Department of Labor’s MSHA to publish final rule on civil penalties

FDA Requests Label Change for All Sleep Disorder Drug Products

Gov. Perry Awards Increase to Texas Medical Board in Physician Licensure Applications

FDA Takes Action to Cease Distribution of Illegal Drugs

FDA Directs ADHD Drug Manufacturers to Notify Patients about Adverse Events

Medicare To Provide Beneficiaries With Information On Physician Performance

Cardinal Health 303, Inc. Signs Consent Decree with FDA

Nurse Convicted and Sentenced for Criminal Neglect of a Nursing Home Resident

Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Pataki Announce New Effort to Fight Medicaid Fraud

Omnicare, Inc. to Pay $49.5 Million to Settle Medicaid Prescription Fraud Allegations

Too Few Americans Being Screened, Counseled To Prevent Colorectal Cancer, Obesity, Other Conditions

Risks Associated with Colonoscopy Should be Considered

Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations

Some Men with Low PSAs Have Prostate Cancer

Physicians' Extended Work Shifts Associated With Increased Risk of Medical Errors

AHRQ Study Finds Wrong-site Surgery Rare and Preventable

Pfizer Stops All Torcetrapib Clinical Trials in Interest of Patient Safety

Birth Outcome in Women with Previously Treated Breast Cancer

Potential Silicone Breast Implant Complications

Minnesota Department Report On Adverse Events In Minnesota Hospitals

Data Shows Verbal Drug Orders Are Often Misunderstood

In New York, Nurse Aide Indicted For Raping Nursing Home Resident

House Approves Hospital Error Reporting Bill

Please contact us if anyone you know has suffered from debilitating injuries due to medical malpractice in Ohio.

	Did You Know?
	Medical Misdiagnosis is a serious risk every time you go to the hospital. There are many ways that a medical misdiagnosis can present itself. Whether a doctor is at fault, or hospital staff, a misdiagnosis of a serious illness can have very extreme and harmful effects. The National Patient Safety Foundation cites that 42% of medical patients feel they have had experienced a medical error or missed diagnosis.