One of the most unsettling parts of surgery is Anesthesia. After all, we’ve all heard the statistics and incidences that go along with getting “put under”.   Individuals have experienced a wide host of side effects, ranging from general grogginess to permanent mental damage and death.   One of the best things to do before ... Read more

BY JIM PROVANCE BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court Wednesday unanimously rejected the argument that a doctor accused of medical malpractice was immune from lawsuit because a medical student at a taxpayer-funded university was observing that day. Dr. Marek Skoskiewicz, a private physician from Napoleon performing surgery on a private patient ... Read more

Date Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 A Staten Island man was just awarded a multi-million dollar settlement following a debilitating and ongoing bout with bedsores that began at Staten Island University Hospital. Staten Island Live (SI Live) wrote that the formerly active Robert Messina, 63, has been confined to a wheelchair because of bedsores so ... Read more

By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff Posted June 14, 2011, at 1:59 p.m. Last modified June 14, 2011, at 7:21 p.m. BANGOR, Maine — A Penobscot County jury Monday afternoon awarded a widow more than $6.7 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Eastern Maine Medical Center and Dr. Lawrence Nelson, a Bangor surgeon, according to ... Read more

Yesterday, we posted a news article on this blog about a Billings woman and her four children who were awarded $1.7 million verdict for a medical malpractice claim on behalf of her late husband. The deceased in this case was only 42 years old at the time of his death. The family brought a claim ... Read more