The results of a long-term health trial which found no difference in death rates from breast cancer among women who had regular mammograms and those who did not may further confuse the actual necessary rate of these exams, according to The New York Times. The annual...
Month: March 2014
$7.7 million Verdict Dr. Xiao Di and Nan Qiao v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Dr. Andrew Esposito Cleveland, Ohio
This case involved negligent actions during a medical procedure that left Dr. Di, a neurosurgeon formerly employed by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, no longer able to operate. Back on Feb. 12, 2010, Dr. Di was performing surgery when he injured his left eye....
$3.5 million Settlement Jane Doe v. ABC Hospital Columbus, Ohio
A young married woman who had two young boys was admitted to her local hospital for an infection of her wound site after a resent spine surgery. She needed and IV line established so she could receive fluids and her needed antibiotics to cure her infection. Had this...
Jury awards $7.7 million medical malpractice award to injured neurosurgeon
Crandall & Pera Law Attorney Steve Crandall recently won a significant victory for his client, Dr. Xiao Di and his wife Nan Qiao, in a medical malpractice case against the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and ophthalmologist Dr. Andrew Esposito. On March 20, after just...
Health and Safety Violations Continue to Plague Ky. Nursing Homes
Errors and violations continue to endanger nursing home residents across parts of Kentucky, according to inspections made by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. State inspectors discovered five violations they believed placed the residents of the...
Rare Gene Mutation Reduces Risk of Diabetes
Doctors are researching a rare mutation so effective in preventing Type 2 diabetes that they are looking to mimic the mutation's effect in developing a new drug, according to a recent New York Times article. The mutation destroys one copy of the gene ZnT8, which...