Posted in Drug & Medical Devices, Medical Malpractice on July 2, 2013

In the United States before a drug is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it must undergo extensive testing. These tests, known as clinical trials, are used to determine if a drug safely works the way it is expected, to treat a specific medical condition. Once the FDA is satisfied that the...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on June 25, 2013

The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force has announced that people born between 1945 and 1965 should be tested to see if they are infected with Hepatitis C. While symptoms may take years to develop, Hepatitis C may cause severe damage to the liver; including scarring, liver failure, and liver cancer. According to The New...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on June 7, 2013

Hidden cameras reveal patient neglect In an extraordinary effort, the offices of Ohio Attorney General, Mike DeWine, have teamed up with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to investigate Autumn Health Care of Zanesville – a Muskingum County nursing home. Triggered by numerous failed inspections as well as complaints by residents and their family...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on May 21, 2013

  Much of the debate over medical malpractice law suits stems over the perceived increased costs such litigation creates. Businesses in the medical field have collectively spent billions of dollars lobbying for tort reform to limit the number and scope these suits as well as attempting to mitigate awards to plaintiffs. Lost in this...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on April 24, 2013

By Arthur Elk In the new Will Smith movie “After Earth,” we see a picture of what the Earth might look like 1,000 years in the future. While it’s fun to imagine what the future might be like, at Elk & Elk, we are here right now to help our clients get their lives...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on April 24, 2013

Did you know that an estimated 40,000 to 80,000 Americans die each year from missed medical diagnoses? A new study has found that diagnostic errors are the main source of successful malpractice claims and are the most common, most costly and most dangerous of medical mistakes. If you or a loved one has suffered...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on April 3, 2013

We trust our healthcare professionals to use sterile equipment and follow proper procedures when they take care of us. But what happens when they don’t? Thousands of Oklahoma residents are finding out the hard way. Health officials in Oklahoma are urging more than 7,000 patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon to undergo hepatitis and...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on March 2, 2013

More than 3 million Americans are living in nursing homes. That is 1 of every 7 Americans over the age of 65 and 1 of 5 of those older than 85. That’s a lot of children and families concerned about their parents’ well-being. Although most cities have a wide range of choices in nursing...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on January 2, 2013

Pregnancy and the birth of a child should be one of the happiest times in a parent’s life. But sometimes complications occur during birth and children are left with birth injuries such as cerebral palsy, bell palsy, brachial plexus injury or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. While not all birth injuries are preventable, actions by the medical...

Posted in Medical Malpractice on October 23, 2012

A Cleveland-area cardiologist is being investigated by the FBI and his work is being probed by three Northeast Ohio hospitals to determine if he unnecessarily placed stents in the hearts of patients. If you believe you have been a victim of this medical negligence, speak to a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer today for a...