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A recent study conducted by Health Union was released to the public. Titled, “MS in America 2017,” it is the fifth year for the survey. In it, readers find out that MS patients across the country struggle to be diagnosed properly and, when diagnosed, fight for effective treatments. The survey was of 5,300 patients and…

A woman in Miami has won more than $30 million in a medical malpractice case she filed against an obstetrician. The woman was able to prove that her son suffered permanent injury at the hand’s of the doctor in 2013. Reports say that the woman, then 19 years old, went to North Shore Medical Center…

A woman in Miami was recently awarded more than $20 million in a medical malpractice verdict. The woman, once a person who took trips to Haiti on medical missions, showing women how to look for lumps in their breasts, was diagnosed with breast cancer herself. According to reports, the woman located a lump in her…

A woman from Casper, Wyoming is suing a medical center according to recently released court records. The woman is claiming that she has severe and permanent disabilities following a surgery she underwent in 2014. According to the suit, the woman underwent a procedure to repair a fracture to her shinbone. As part of the procedure,…

A woman in Fresno has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a popular dental care facility. The woman is seeking damages for an infection that she suffered as a result of what she claims to be an error on the part of dentists. According to the lawsuit, the woman visited the dental care facility for…

A woman claims that she was under anesthesia during a surgical procedure and fell from the operating table. She has filed a lawsuit against two doctors and a hospital, claiming medical malpractice. According to reports, the team responsible for ensuring that the woman was safely secured to the operating table failed to do so. The…

A family has a child who will cope with intellectual and physical disabilities for the rest of his life. Those disabilities are connected to the brain injury that has been attributed to his delivery and the doctor in charge of that delivery. The family will receive $42 million. According to reports, the child’s parents will…

A case has been brought against several emergency room physicians and medical groups. The plaintiffs say that their family member died from a flesh-eating bacteria that went undiagnosed. The plaintiffs are denying those claims. According to reports, a man visited a clinic in Athens, Ohio with complaints of congestion, chills, body aches and a fever.…

When people think about medication errors, senior citizens typically come to mind. We believe that the elderly get confused more often and, because of this, it is easier for them to take too many pills, not enough pills or even the wrong type. The truth of the matter is that medication errors aren’t always the…

The family of a former Wellington, Florida woman filed a lawsuit against a hospital in West Palm Beach alleging that the woman was sent into a vegetative state four years ago following treatment. A mistrial was recently granted after the jury was unable to come to an agreement about what would have been a multi-million…