The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued a new recommendation statement regarding gestational diabetes screening. The panel of national experts believes all expectant mothers should be tested after 24 weeks of pregnancy to see if they have the...
Month: May 2013
New gestational diabetes screening to reduce birth injuries
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued a new recommendation statement regarding gestational diabetes screening. The panel of national experts believes all expectant mothers should be tested after 24 weeks of pregnancy to see if they have the...
Man gets $59,820 after incorrect terminal cancer diagnosis
A judge in Helena, Montana, has awarded a man $59,820 after he was incorrectly diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. In this case of medical negligence, the man was told by a doctor at the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center that he only had months to live. As a result of...
Woman sues after husband dies of liver cancer
A woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Southern California Permanente Medical Group. The lawsuit alleges that it was the defendants' failure to diagnose her husband's liver cancer before...
