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When the obstetrician encountered a tight lower uterine segment band around the fetal neck, the complicated delivery that followed eventually led to the baby's demise. Why did the defense settle?

State medical societies are conducting economic impact studies to show that physician practices pump billions of dollars into local and state economies through payrolls and purchases of local goods and services, so that local businesses and government assist physician practices with small business loans, etc.

Although hospitals have permission to donate electronic medical records to physicans, few do.

Teaching simple good manners is an important part of good medical training.

An automated diagnostic test approved by the FDA to detect breast Ca cells is unable to detect an aggressive subtype of these cells.

Adverse events that may occur following an elective CD at 37 weeks' gestation may be prevented if delivery is postponed to 39 weeks.

Fear of litigation, damage to reputation, and ostracism by peers have been responsible for a "code of silence." The wiser course in most circumstances is to reveal one's mistakes, and have a well thought out protocol for providing full disclosure.

In women with preterm premature rupture of membranes, antibiotics may prolong pregnancy and reduce neonatal morbidity.

Children born by cesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma, particularly if they have allergic parents.

Babies of women who take folate supplements during the first trimester of pregnancy may be at increased risk of wheeze and lower respiratory tract infections up to 18 months.

Forced coughing can reduce the discomfort of a cervical biopsy as much as local anesthesia can, but the method gives physicians much less time for examination.

Older adults may lose less bone loss if they increase the alkali content of their diet, according to research released online in October in advance of publication in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

An increasing number of states have enacted "apology" laws aimed at encouraging physicians to disclose medical errors.

When it comes to detecting macrosomia, ultrasound has its strengths and limitations. Two experts examine the research and offer practical advice.

Nation's highest court declined to review a NJ Supreme Court decision adressing informed consent for abortion procedures.

Woman dies after bowel is perforated during laparoscopy

After myomectomy, woman has internal bleeding

Woman who had child with brain damage and CP never had studies and testing done.

Gynecologist allegedly fails to follow-up on breast mass.

Woman claims D&C was done too aggressively causing Asherman's syndrome.

Cesarean section should have been performed sooner.

Breast cancer not diagnosed after first mammogram.

A woman in active labor was given oxytocin and baby born with brain damage.

A woman underwent surgery for myomectomy, but surgeon could not detect a fibroid and did not open uterus.

Woman, 9 months' pregnant, goes to hospital with severe headache.

The number of Down syndrome births has dropped by half since Denmark introduced national combined risk assessment.

More than half of women prescribed drugs for overactive bladder discontinue treatment after 6 months.

January - December 2008, Volume 53, Editorial Index

MD-JDs offer practical advice and insights to physicians on how to avoid and cope with malpractice suits.

Differentiating the life-threatening from the benign causes of low platelet counts in pregnancy is challenging. Experts HELLP you quickly identify which thrombocytopenias could lead to serious bleeding at delivery.