Posted on June 17th, 2019 by Gerald Thurswell
In March 2019, the 13th Circuit Court ruled in favor of a deceased Traverse City man who was forced to forgo leukemia treatment after complications from bariatric surgery. The surgeon did not order a pre-op sleep study, causing him to recommend the wrong surgery. After having the more dangerous and complicated surgery, the patient struggled with […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2019 by Elizabeth
Millions of women have undergone a procedure to have synthetic vaginal mesh implanted to prevent the sagging of the bladder, uterus, and other organs into the vaginal area, also known as pelvic organ prolapse or pelvic floor disorder. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has halted the sale and distribution of what they consider […]
Posted on May 1st, 2019 by Gerald Thurswell
Each state can make its own laws regarding different types of legal claims, including medical malpractice lawsuits. Michigan law has many different provisions and requirements for patients seeking to hold doctors liable for medical errors. If you fail to comply with the law, you can lose your right to compensation. It is essential to have […]
Posted on April 22nd, 2019 by Elizabeth
The United States has incredible technology, advanced healthcare, constant innovation. But mothers are dying in delivery rooms. So many mothers are dying, in fact, that the U.S. is now the most dangerous place in the developed world for a woman to give birth. How can this be true? It’s not because our country is lacking […]
Posted on April 1st, 2019 by Elizabeth
It’s uncommon for doctors to be the ones suing hospitals, but that’s exactly what’s happening in the case of cardiologists Mahir Elder, M.D. and Amir Kaki, M.D. vs. Detroit Medical Center (DMC). The doctors claim they were fired for reporting quality-of-care problems. DMC officials say the cardiologists were fired for unspecified code of conduct violations. […]
Many doctors recommend a daily aspirin to patients who are at a high risk of heart attack. Now, daily aspirin has been tied to a...
Not only are c-sections risky at the time of delivery, they could have repercussions decades later. A new Harvard study published in JAMA Network Open...
Many women who have given birth by Cesarean section are delighted to discover that they might qualify for a vaginal birth with their next child....
