Hospital Malpractice In The News

SPRINGFIELD - A jury found Haleigh Poutre's stepfather guilty yesterday of child abuse, three years after the case drew national attention when the state almost took the comatose 11-year-old girl off life support.

Motivated by the mystery of a nightmare clinical scenario, scientists studying how anesthesia affects the brain are now opening a window to the source of human consciousness.

MORNING READ: The survivor of a small-plane crash on Catalina recalls his own fear and the pilot's last words.

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) on Wednesday announced that he has extended through June 30, 2009, an executive order that allows the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council to continue operating, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

( Harvard Medical School ) Use of electronic health records may help reduce paid malpractice settlements for physicians.

ALGONQUIN – An investigation into the drownings of three Chicago high school students on the Fox River will continue into next week, said spokewomen for the McHenry County Conservation District Police and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

When it comes to the world of drug testing, it would be easy to label 1974 Lyons Township High School graduate Mary Westrick a genius. She has been at the forefront of creating innovative drugs and helped to build a five-person company into a 175-person company in less than 10 years.

NEW YORK----Allied Healthcare International Inc. : Fourth Quarter Twelve Months Revenues $75.0 $298.6 Gross Profit $22.9 $90.4 Gross Margin % 30.6% 30.3% Operating Income $4.3 $12.7 Diluted EPS, Continuing operations $0.06 $0.19

The potential closure of Long Island College Hospital has many women eying neonatal and pediatric care at other hospitals, whose OB services are already overwhelmed.

Frank T. Araps BRIDGEWATER -- Frank T. Araps, a member of the Bridgewater law firm of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., was recently appointed to the board of trustees for the Hellenic American Bar Association of New Jersey. The association...