Medical Malpractice Litigations Involving Infant Craniosynostosis and Deformational Plagiocephaly in the United States
CONCLUSIONS: There were a small number of malpractice lawsuits involving infant skull deformity over three decades. When cases go to court, physicians and hospitals have a high likelihood of judgment against them, frequently resulting in high indemnity payments.PMID:36935634 | DOI:10.1177/10556656231165591 (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)
Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - March 20, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Jung Ho Gong Luke Soliman Nikhil Sobti Raman Mehrzad Albert S Woo Source Type: research
Medical Malpractice Litigations Involving Infant Craniosynostosis and Deformational Plagiocephaly in the United States
CONCLUSIONS: There were a small number of malpractice lawsuits involving infant skull deformity over three decades. When cases go to court, physicians and hospitals have a high likelihood of judgment against them, frequently resulting in high indemnity payments.PMID:36935634 | DOI:10.1177/10556656231165591 (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)
Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - March 20, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Jung Ho Gong Luke Soliman Nikhil Sobti Raman Mehrzad Albert S Woo Source Type: research
Medical Malpractice Litigations Involving Infant Craniosynostosis and Deformational Plagiocephaly in the United States
CONCLUSIONS: There were a small number of malpractice lawsuits involving infant skull deformity over three decades. When cases go to court, physicians and hospitals have a high likelihood of judgment against them, frequently resulting in high indemnity payments.PMID:36935634 | DOI:10.1177/10556656231165591 (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)
Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - March 20, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Jung Ho Gong Luke Soliman Nikhil Sobti Raman Mehrzad Albert S Woo Source Type: research
“Overestimated technology – underestimated consequences” – reflections on risks, ethical conflicts, and social disparities in the handling of non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs)
AbstractNew technologies create new complexities. Since non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs) were first introduced, keeping pace with complexity constitutes an ongoing task for medical societies, politics, and practice. NIPTs analyse the chromosomes of the fetus from a small blood sample. Initially, NIPTs were targeted at detecting trisomy 21 (Down syndrome): meanwhile there are sequencing techniques capable of analysing the entire genome of the unborn child. These yield findings of unclear relevance for the child ’s future life, resulting in new responsibility structures and dilemmas for the parents-to-be.The industry ...
Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - March 18, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Canadian legal cases in ophthalmology: a closer look at 40 years' worth of data
CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first to report on ophthalmology-involved medical litigation cases in Canada. Most cases were ruled in favour of the ophthalmologist, but most of those that were not immediately dismissed by the judge were ruled in favour of the plaintiff. Notably, a plurality of these cases argued for a lack of informed consent, and every case in which a lack was successfully pleaded was ruled in favour of the plaintiff, highlighting the importance of appropriate informed consent. The findings of this study give Canadian ophthalmologists insight into areas of practice that commonly lead to litigation and can...
Source: Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology - March 17, 2023 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Ali Salimi Ammar Saed Aldien Hassan ElHawary Athithan Ambikkumar Michael A Kapusta Source Type: research
Do COVID-19 vaccine mandates still make sense?
Visitors to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in Washington, D.C., receive a clear reminder that, 3 years after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on 10 March 2020, it’s far from over. Before entering, they must show a guard proof that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Such demands were common around the world a year ago, with wide support from infectious disease scientists and public health researchers. But by now, almost everyone has had natural infections with SARS-CoV-2 or been vaccinated against the coronavirus—sometimes both—and it’s become clear that vaccine-induc...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - March 14, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
How Shyamala Rajender fought back against discrimination
This chemist’s class-action lawsuit against the University of Minnesota 50 years ago helped pave the way for women in academia (Source: Chemical and Engineering News)
Source: Chemical and Engineering News - March 7, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Andrea Widener, special to C&EN Source Type: research
US EPA lawsuit targets Denka’s neoprene plant
Agency claims chloroprene emissions pose cancer risks for people living near the Louisiana facility (Source: Chemical and Engineering News)
Source: Chemical and Engineering News - March 1, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Britt E. Erickson Source Type: research
Reproductive Health Policy in the United States: An American College of Physicians Policy Brief
Ann Intern Med. 2023 Feb 28. doi: 10.7326/M22-3316. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe legal landscape around access to reproductive health care services was substantially altered after the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization. In the aftermath of the decision, some state governments have begun to impose stringent restrictions and complete bans on the provision of abortion, whereas others have sought to protect and expand access. Some have gone as far as imposing criminal and civil penalties on physicians and other clinicians who provide evidence-based, clinically indicated reproductive heal...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - February 27, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Josh Serchen Shari Erickson David Hilden Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians Source Type: research
Reproductive Health Policy in the United States: An American College of Physicians Policy Brief
Ann Intern Med. 2023 Feb 28. doi: 10.7326/M22-3316. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe legal landscape around access to reproductive health care services was substantially altered after the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization. In the aftermath of the decision, some state governments have begun to impose stringent restrictions and complete bans on the provision of abortion, whereas others have sought to protect and expand access. Some have gone as far as imposing criminal and civil penalties on physicians and other clinicians who provide evidence-based, clinically indicated reproductive heal...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - February 27, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Josh Serchen Shari Erickson David Hilden Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians Source Type: research
Reproductive Health Policy in the United States: An American College of Physicians Policy Brief
Ann Intern Med. 2023 Feb 28. doi: 10.7326/M22-3316. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe legal landscape around access to reproductive health care services was substantially altered after the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization. In the aftermath of the decision, some state governments have begun to impose stringent restrictions and complete bans on the provision of abortion, whereas others have sought to protect and expand access. Some have gone as far as imposing criminal and civil penalties on physicians and other clinicians who provide evidence-based, clinically indicated reproductive heal...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - February 27, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Josh Serchen Shari Erickson David Hilden Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians Source Type: research
Reproductive Health Policy in the United States: An American College of Physicians Policy Brief
Ann Intern Med. 2023 Feb 28. doi: 10.7326/M22-3316. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe legal landscape around access to reproductive health care services was substantially altered after the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization. In the aftermath of the decision, some state governments have begun to impose stringent restrictions and complete bans on the provision of abortion, whereas others have sought to protect and expand access. Some have gone as far as imposing criminal and civil penalties on physicians and other clinicians who provide evidence-based, clinically indicated reproductive heal...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - February 27, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Josh Serchen Shari Erickson David Hilden Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians Source Type: research
Reproductive Health Policy in the United States: An American College of Physicians Policy Brief
Ann Intern Med. 2023 Feb 28. doi: 10.7326/M22-3316. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe legal landscape around access to reproductive health care services was substantially altered after the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization. In the aftermath of the decision, some state governments have begun to impose stringent restrictions and complete bans on the provision of abortion, whereas others have sought to protect and expand access. Some have gone as far as imposing criminal and civil penalties on physicians and other clinicians who provide evidence-based, clinically indicated reproductive heal...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - February 27, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Josh Serchen Shari Erickson David Hilden Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians Source Type: research
Reproductive Health Policy in the United States: An American College of Physicians Policy Brief
Ann Intern Med. 2023 Feb 28. doi: 10.7326/M22-3316. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe legal landscape around access to reproductive health care services was substantially altered after the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization. In the aftermath of the decision, some state governments have begun to impose stringent restrictions and complete bans on the provision of abortion, whereas others have sought to protect and expand access. Some have gone as far as imposing criminal and civil penalties on physicians and other clinicians who provide evidence-based, clinically indicated reproductive heal...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - February 27, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Josh Serchen Shari Erickson David Hilden Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians Source Type: research
Abstract No. 255 Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Interventional Radiologists: A Comprehensive Analysis from Two Lawsuit Databases
The purpose of this study was to be evaluate medical malpractice claims involving interventional radiologists (IRs) by looking at types of claims, their characteristics and outcomes using legal databases. (Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR)
Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - February 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: T. Garg, A. Khan, M. Khunte, X. Wu, A. Malhotra Source Type: research
