On Friday, an inquiry into the medical practices of an Australian surgeon revealed that he had mistakenly sewn through a patient's bowel as many as 20 times in an attempt to close an abdominal incision.
A man who underwent surgery at a hospital in Hot Springs is suing the facility, claiming that staff members failed to prevent him from falling out of bed and suffering a serious back injury.
The Nebraska Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by a widow whose husband died after being exposed to the toxic chemical pentachlorophenol, commonly known as penta.
HILO, Hawai'i -- A driver indicted for negligent homicide in the deaths of two people in a 2003 car crash is suing a service station owner she said sold her inadequate tires which caused the crash.
The Taser-related deaths of three California men this past week alone has prompted calls for restrictions on the device.
Following FDA criticism on the safety of Zyprexa, Eli Lilly and Co. are now facing an investigation from the attorney general's office in Florida.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced that it would soon begin cracking down on illegal charter operations. This action could affect a large number of AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) members.
In Arkansas' Fourth Circuit Court on Wednesday, a medical expert testified in the case of a woman suing an obstetrician for allegedly harming her baby via premature caesarean section delivery.
A Tampa mother is planning to sue the Tampa school district after her 6 year-old-son, E'Traveon Johnson, was hit by a car and sustained severe brain and spinal cord injuries, as he ran from his school.
New York farmers used fewer pesticides in 2002 than they did in 1997, according to data taken from the latest national agricultural census.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked Crestor manufacturer AstraZeneca to revise the warning label of their cholesterol-lowering drug. Despite the revision, some consumer groups are still calling for Crestor to be recalled and banned.
In Washington County, Ohio the trial began of a doctor who is accused of unnecessarily performing a caesarian section on a woman and causing her baby to suffer adverse health consequences.
A judge in Spokane, Washington vacated a divorce decree on the premises that the woman did not properly disclose her pregnancy to her ex-husband or the state.
WICHITA, Kan. -- A convicted serial killer will serve as his own attorney in the wrongful death lawsuits brought by the families of 10 victims.
A study in the July issue of Medicine finds that herbal remedies kava (used to relieve anxiety) and valerian (used to treat insomnia) are no more effective than placebos.
A West Virginia judge delayed the civil case involving companies who sold fake versions of the cholesterol drug Lipitor. The delay was made in light of federal criminal charges being prepared against the same companies.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the executive agency of the Department of Health in Britain, has seized counterfeit packs of the cholesterol drug Lipitor that entered into the supply chain.
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