A year after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many physicians and hospitals in the states that have restricted abortion reportedly are refusing to end the pregnancies of women facing health-threatening ...

When you walk into a hospital, you’re placing a huge amount of trust in the hands of people you’ve likely never met before.

Surgical complications left the husband partially paralyzed, requiring a cane to walk, and suffering from uncontrollable leg ...

After Iowa lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in March, managers of an LGBTQ+ health clinic located just across the state line in Moline, Illinois, decided to start offering ...

Discover which states have the highest rates of medical malpractice payouts in the US. See how Texas ranks in the study of 20 ...

Medical malpractice can happen when you’re harmed, injured, or die because your doctor or another healthcare professional didn’t do their job right. Not all cases of medical malpractice become ...

Jocelyn Mackie is a former civil litigator with content published on Findlaw, LifeHacker, and Marketwatch. She became a legal content writer to demystify the law and support informed decision-making ...

William Hoston discovered in 2007 he never had the terminal cancer diagnosed the year before by his oncologist, and didn't need the surgically-implanted port in his chest where doctors dosed him with ...

Forty-one percent of US psychiatrists have been sued for malpractice at least once, findings from the newly released Medscape Psychiatrist Malpractice Report 2019 show. The top reason for the legal ...

2012 malpractice payouts concentrated in 5 states A total of $3.6 billion was paid out for medical malpractice lawsuits in 2012, and 48% of those payouts occurred in five states. A total of $3.6 ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...