Read more medical malpractice stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1119/medical-malpractice.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:29:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67289/jacko-doc-will-face-manslaughter-fox-source.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray will be charged with manslaughter in the next two weeks, a law enforcement source tells Fox News. Authorities want to carry out a final search warrant next week, probably at a Los Angeles pharmacy, to build evidence against Murray before they make an arrest. Jackson’s...http://www.newser.com/story/67289/jacko-doc-will-face-manslaughter-fox-source.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 11:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62440/va-doc-botched-92-of-116-cancer-operations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe VA Hospital in Philadelphia performed 116 operations to treat prostate cancer before an investigation found that 92 of the them had been seriously botched, the New York Times reports. The VA considered Dr. Gary Kao an expert who didn't need oversight, and allowed him to cover up his mistakes...http://www.newser.com/story/62440/va-doc-botched-92-of-116-cancer-operations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 21 Jun 2009 11:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61905/obama-offers-docs-backing-on-malpractice-suit-limits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama is taking his case for overhauling health care to a tough audience today: The American Medical Association, which is holding its annual meeting in Chicago, came out last week against Obama's plan to offer federal insurance to compete with private insurers. But the president privately with AMA officials...http://www.newser.com/story/61905/obama-offers-docs-backing-on-malpractice-suit-limits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 7:18:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50147/calif-medical-board-to-investigate-octuplet-births.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia’s Medical Board is investigating whether there was a violation of medical standards by the doctor who helped Nadya Suleman become pregnant with octuplets, the Whittier Daily News reports. Suleman told NBC all 14 of her children were born through in vitro fertilization performed by one California specialist. “We are...http://www.newser.com/story/50147/calif-medical-board-to-investigate-octuplet-births.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 16:19:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37846/supreme-court-to-hear-huge-consumer-rights-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in what could be one of the biggest consumer-rights cases in years, reports the New York Times . The case focuses on whether customers who have been harmed by products that meet federal regulations can sue the manufacturer for damages, and is centered on...http://www.newser.com/story/37846/supreme-court-to-hear-huge-consumer-rights-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Sep 2008 9:30:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25093/military-families-fight-for-right-to-sue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany grieving families are outraged that they cannot sue over medical malpractice in military hospitals, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some have seen sons and husbands—all active duty service members—die in hospitals where resources are stretched thin. But a 1950 Supreme Court ruling created the Feres doctrine, which...http://www.newser.com/story/25093/military-families-fight-for-right-to-sue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Apr 2008 17:51:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22093/hiv-scandal-spreads-in-kyrgyzstan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFourteen medical professionals in Kyrgyzstan face malpractice and negligence charges after allegedly infecting 42 children with HIV. The group of doctors, nurses, and a top administrator could receive prison terms of up to 10 years for administering contaminated injections and blood transfusions. Such incidents may be common, one aide worker...http://www.newser.com/story/22093/hiv-scandal-spreads-in-kyrgyzstan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Mar 2008 7:51:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21367/doc-linked-to-17-aussie-deaths-busted-in-portland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA doctor accused of leaving a bloody trail of surgical mistakes from New York to Australia to Oregon, has been arrested in Portland, the AP reports. Jayant Patel, a US citizen, fled to Oregon in 2005 after an inquiry was launched into botched operations linked to 17 deaths at a...http://www.newser.com/story/21367/doc-linked-to-17-aussie-deaths-busted-in-portland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Mar 2008 10:05:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20170/case-against-transplant-doc-raises-concern.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCharges against a California surgeon for hastening the death of a disabled man so his organs could be harvested for transplants has advocates worried, the New York Times reports. At issue is whether Dr. Hootan Roozrokh ignored protocol in pursuit of organs for transplant or if he misused, or misunderstood,...http://www.newser.com/story/20170/case-against-transplant-doc-raises-concern.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 11:11:00 CST