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Jun 2018
United Kingdom Implements New Program to Reduce Infant Stillbirths and Brain Injuries
At the end of 2017, the United Kingdom announced a new program it will be implementing in hopes of reducing the numbers of stillbirths and newborn brain injuries that are suffered every year. Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, shared that the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch will begin investigating mother and baby deaths, as well as other unexplained serious injuries, that occur annually in the United…
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Jun 2018
Georgia Hospital Ordered to Pay $26 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
Sandra Williams needed neck surgery after she ran a 5k race in October 2012. However, rather than successfully repairing the issues in her neck, the surgery left her severely disabled. Ms. Williams filed suit against the surgeons who performed the surgery and the hospital in Georgia where it occurred. The case went to trial, where a judge and jury listened to testimony and examined evidence…
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