According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women. It affects approximately one out of every eight adult women and kills around 40,000 people annually. With the high prevalence of breast cancer, having a doctor failing...
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Kentucky prisoner dies of starvation, doctor fired
People who are in prison are at the mercy of the guards, prison staff and prison doctors. They expect these people to provide them with proper care. When proper care isn't offered by these people, inmate injuries and deaths can possibly occur. A recent case with a...
Hospital faces three lawsuits for cerebral palsy
When a woman is pregnant, she has dreams of giving birth to a healthy baby. In some cases, that doesn't happen because of events that are beyond anyone's control. In some cases, however, a baby that could have been born perfectly healthy is born with medical problems...
Family sues for hospital negligence leading to woman’s death
When you learn that a loved one has passed away, you usually start going through the grieving process as you begin to go through life without that person by your side. Now, imagine that you learned a loved one was deceased only to learn later that the person was...
Medical negligence verdict handed down by Kentucky jury
Having gastric bypass surgery to help you lose weight means accepting certain risks associated with the surgery. Patients do, however, have the right to expect that the surgeon caring for them will do everything possible to avoid those risks. One recent medical...
Alex Rodriguez: Failure to diagnose injury led to surgery
When anyone goes to the doctor with an injury or in pain, he or she expects that the medical team will do tests to help determine what is wrong. Once the testing is done, most people want to know what the diagnosis is. They also want to know the treatment plan. Alex...
11-year-old lawsuit alleges hospital negligence, wrongful death
Getting proper medical care is something that everyone expects. When medical care isn't properly given, injury or death can occur. A recent wrongful death and medical malpractice case that has been going on for 11 years might interest Kentucky residents. The case...
Inmate dies, family files medical negligence lawsuit
Getting arrested and going to jail when you have medical conditions is almost like having to gamble for your life. You are unable to make appointments for yourself to get the treatments you need. You are totally dependent on the jail medical staff to take care of your...
Kentucky doctor faces allegations of unnecessary surgeries
Patients who have to see a heart doctor likely expect that the doctor will determine the best treatment to deal with the complaint or condition that necessitated the appointment. In most cases, that is what happens. In other cases, the heart doctor might put profits...
Kentucky family blames doctor errors for man’s death
Many surgeries, like gastric bypass operations, are often life saving. Unfortunately, there are instances in which these surgeries can end up horribly wrong. In the case of one 75-year-old Kentucky man, a gastric bypass went well, but the chief of surgery at an...