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Older Transplant Patients Getting Second Chance at Life
More patients over the age of 65 are being considered for heart transplants, patients who would have been routinely rejected just ten years ago, according...
Harmful, Unnecessary Drugs Prescribed to Nursing Home Patients
People place their loved ones in nursing homes in order for them to receive proper care and medical attention, but what happens when these facilities...
America’s Failing Healthcare System: Who is to Blame?
There is only one word to describe the American healthcare system, according to Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society: failure....
No Rhyme or Reason in Hospital Billing
Patients go to hospitals with the expectation to get better, not to be buried with exorbitant hospital bills for years to come. The latter, however,...
New Brain Injury Prevention Technology in the Works
Brain injury victims and Life Core Technologies, a Cleveland-based medical device company, recently got a major boost thanks to a $250,000 commitment by nonprofit venture...
Prescription Drug Abuse Devastating State of Kentucky
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway have called for a bipartisan effort to pass House Bill 4, a law that takes aim...
Ohio Medical Malpractice Claims Drop, But At What Cost?
The Columbus Dispatch reports that medical malpractice claims dropped by 41 percent between 2005 and 2010, largely impacted by Ohio’s tort-reform law. The law, signed...
Do State Employees Have Immunity from Medical Malpractice in Kentucky?
Yes, employees of the state have limited immunity based on their employment and all cases must be heard in the Board of Claims. There are...
What Kind of Injuries Can Trigger a Malpractice Case?
We recently looked at what is considered medical malpractice in Ohio. We now would like to look at the type of injuries that can trigger...
What Is Medical Malpractice in Ohio?
A question that we’re often asked is “what is considered medical malpractice in Ohio?” In the state of Ohio, medical malpractice occurs when a medical...
Dayton Newspaper Reports that VA Clinic Paid Out $940,000 after Malpractice Claims
The Dayton Daily News reports that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs paid out $940,000 in cases related to the deaths of eight patients at...
$2.45 million Settlement Jane Doe v. ABC Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio
A young woman was not properly diagnosed in the Emergency Room as well as on the floor of a hospital leading to continued seizure activity....