West Virginia Urologist Fights Two Medical Malpractice Claims
A Mason County physician is facing a second medical malpractice suit shortly after a similar suit was dismissed two months ago.
Surgeon sues his own Spinal Surgeon for Medical Malpractice, Alleges Back Surgery Medical Negligence
By Richard N. Shapiro, SCLA attorney A Connecticut spine surgeon sued his own specialist, after the specialist botched the spinal surgery that inserted a new medical device in his lower back area. The Richmond, Virginia (VA) surgeon allowed a bone fragment to be pressed into Dr. Garver’s nerve root, causing chronic pain. The full…
Former Virginia OBGYN back in business after seven malpractice claims
Obsetrician practicing again after 7 malpractice suits
Most Lethal Melanomas? Scalp and Neck
A study from the University of North Carolina has demonstated that skin cancers can vary in lethality depending on where they start. After considering over 50,000 cases of melanoma in the past decade, the researchers concluded that patients whose lesions begin on their scalp or neck died nearly twice as fast as cancers that began…
Two-Thirds of Hysterectomies May be Unnecessary
Nearly 600,000 hysterectomies are performed every year in America. The surgery is so popular, according to CNN, that nearly one-third of all women will undergo the procedure before they turn 60. However, experts are now saying that as many as two-thirds of those women do not need the surgery. Doctors like Lauren Streicher, M.D., an…