Doctor Confesses: I Lied to Protect My Colleague in a Medical Malpractice Suit
A surgeon who lied about his partner’s skills on the witness stand has been haunted by the deception…
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Medical Malpractice
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Forget the Anthem Breach, Small-Scale Violations of Medical Privacy Often Cause the Most Harm
Breaches that expose the health details of just a patient or two are proliferating nationwide. Regulators focus on larger privacy violations and rarely take action on small ones, despite the harm.
Was Jahi McMath’s Case Preventable?
While coverage of Jahi McMath’s case usually focuses on what happened after her catastrophic brain injury, the events leading up to her procedure warrant just as much attention.
10 Patient Stories: When Attorneys Refused My Medical Malpractice Case
"Dad's life was worth nothing because he was old."
Why Did Bach Go Blind?
An ophthalmologist concludes the great composer suffered from secondary glaucoma following a botched eye operation.
Medicine Means Sometimes Having to Say You Are Sorry
As medical malpractice sticks in the craw of the American health reform debate, draining some of the denial out of the process picks up steam.