The Chicago Tribune is reporting that a 14 year old suburban Chicago girl is in critical condition after the atv she was operating collided with another driven by her eleven year old brother. While the children were wearing helmets, the girl was injured when the two vehicles collided in suburban…
The number of swine flu cases reported in Illinois has risen to 41 as of Thursday, April 30, 2009 according to the Chicago Sun-Times. 11 of those cases are being reported in the Chicago Area. 109 cases of swine flu have been confirmed nationwide. Chicago area schools are closing in…
A Tennessee jury awarded a 33 year old woman $12 million dollars yesterday in what is being reported as one of the states largest ever jury awards. The jury returned the verdict against a local gastroenterologist who left the girl brain damaged after a procedure that was meant to diagnose…
A bus full of tourists visiting California crashed on a highway south of San Francisco leaving four dead and dozens injured. The crash occured on the popular US 101 highway which travels north-south along the California coast. The bus apparently struck a center divider ejecting and killing several passengers. Thirty-two…
The plastic surgeon who treated Kanye West’s mother the day before she died has given up his medical license in California. Donda West, the longtime Chicago, Illinois resident and mother of rap artist Kanye West, died the day after cosmetic surgery at the hands of Dr. Jan Adams. Adams has…
More than 100 people have already died from the swine flu in Mexico, major news sources are reporting. The swine flu is an influenza virus that normally infects pigs. This swine flu outbreak is alarming because it appears the virus has crossed species and is infecting humans as well. It…
One of the principal arguments backers of tort reform use to justify damages caps is that increased insurance premiums have an adverse effect on health care costs that are passed on to the consumer. This argument persists in spite of the fact that there is little or no evidence that…
Yesterday, it is being reported, a Cook County, Illinois jury returned a $13 million verdict against a reckless driver who was involved in a car crash while test driving a BMW 530i, killing one of his passengers, the car salesman who was along for the drive. The jury awarded $13.7 million to…
The Chicago Sun-Times reported today in its health column about a frequently misdiagnosed medical problem in newborns called malrotation. Malrotation is an abnormal alignment of the bowels which can cut off blood flow to the baby’s intestines. Malrotation occurs in 1 in 500 births, and most cases are diagnosed within…
Sadly, medical mistakes continue to be one of the leading causes of death in the United States. There are close to 100,000 preventable deaths a year in America making medical errors the fifth leading cause of death in our country. A culture of shame and a lack of accountability often times…