Defendants in a malpractice lawsuit, Anderson Hospital and two of its doctors, have denied any liability after a patient alleged they failed to catch preliminary symptoms that would have predicted an eminent stroke. The plaintiff, Mike L. Fuller filed suit against Southwestern Illinois Health Facilities Inc., doing business as Anderson…
A former Dallas neurosurgeon that has lost his license to practice medicine in 2013 has been indicted on multiple charges of assault relating to his treatment of patients and is facing prison time. He is currently being held at the Dallas County Jail on a bond of over $600,000. According…
Tulane University Hospital and doctors are being sued by a woman who claiming breaches of the standard of care in her husband’s treatment that contributed to his death. According to court documents, Courtney Boudreaux Strickland has individually and on behalf of her minor children and her deceased husband filed suit…
Medical negligence, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Every year, the number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed on average now numbers more than 85,000. In the study conducted by Healthcare Global, an estimated 12,000 people die…
An Illinois couple from Cook County has filed a malpractice suit against a podiatrist and a healthcare center alleging wrongful treatment. According to court documents, Jadwiga Opiela and Marian Zak filed their lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court earlier this month against Dr. Vadim Goshko and European Foot and Ankle…
A multi-million dollar fraud scheme in Boston has resulted in one woman being convicted of multiple counts of money laundering, conspiracy and healthcare fraud. According to court documents, Janice Troisi, a clinical director and registered nurse at the home nursing agency has been convicted of a total of 10 counts of healthcare…
A New Jersey pediatrician has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after having fraudulently submitted bills to Medicaid for more than 1,000 wound repair procedures that were never performed. Dr. Badawy M. Badawy, 52, of Bayonne, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson to…
Dr. Katherine Mitchell, the physician who famously blew the whistle on the shameful treatment of Veterans at the Phoenix Veteran’s Administration hospital expressed her disappointment at the lack of progress in improving the situation. Mitchell also said that she would advise new physicians who wanted to join the VA to…
Legislators are looking to introduce the idea of a kind of surgical “black box” that would collect data while surgeries are being performed and give an idea of what went wrong if a patient responds poorly to the procedure. The devices can also help doctors avoid mistakes. Wisconsin lawmaker, Rep.…
Allegations of several counts of medical malpractice are being made by the mother of a severely disabled child against a treatment facility that required her son to be rushed to the emergency room. According to court documents, Sarah Washington has filed a lawsuit both as an individual and on behalf…