http://ny-medical-malpractice.org Following medical malpractice and legal news in New York Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:37:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Michael Rosenberg released the following in an effort to promote positive legislation: "With just four days remaining before the Superintendent of Insurance is set to impose another exorbitant increase to the already unaffordable cost of medical liability insurance, physicians across New York State are urging the State Legislature to return to ... http://ny-medical-malpractice.org/85/nys-med-society-urges-action-on-medical-liability-reform/ New York politics are notorious for games and power politics tactics. So its not surprising that in recent medical malpractice news that The Times Union reports: A task force set up to help fix New York's medical malpractice system was nothing but a "sham" that fell apart as special interests ... http://ny-medical-malpractice.org/84/medical-malpractice-task-force-became-task-farce/ In New York and places like Indiana the problem of negligence is significant to the issue of medical malpractice. For instance, the NWI Times reports: Chris and Karen Bartzis accepted a $1.25 million settlement last month from the Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund and Munster-based pediatrician Azra Sheriff in connection with ... http://ny-medical-malpractice.org/83/family-settles-suit-in-18-month-olds-case-for-125-million/ Current negotiations for medical malpractice reform are delaying the release of the newest malpractice rates. The New York Sun highlights: The state's insurance superintendent, Eric Dinallo, is holding off on raising medical malpractice insurance rates pending negotiations on ways to reform the state's malpractice system, the insurance department announced yesterday. When ... http://ny-medical-malpractice.org/82/new-york-medical-malpractice-rate-increase-is-postponed/ Medical malpractice rates are a cost of doing business for doctors and look to be going up according to the New York Sun: New York physicians are asking for a moratorium on a medical malpractice insurance rate hike that state insurance officials are expected to announce next week. The rates, set each ... http://ny-medical-malpractice.org/81/new-york-doctors-seek-medical-malpractice-moratorium/ Unfortunately, diabetes is on the rise. Health News points out: The constant bombardment by the media (and our parents) about the benefits of healthy food and exercise seems to be falling on deaf ears, as Americans' incidence of diabetes continues to rise. While not all diabetes can be prevented or ... http://ny-medical-malpractice.org/80/medical-malpractice-news-percentage-of-americans-with-diabetes-on-the-rise/ Should doctors be able to practice while under investigation for medical malpractice. Some say yes, others strongly disagree. New York Newsday points out: Gov. David A. Paterson's measures aimed at improving patient safety and putting more teeth into physician discipline drew a mixed reaction yesterday from experts in health ... http://ny-medical-malpractice.org/78/doctor-discipline-measues-on-medical-malpractice-draws-mixed-reaction/ A new safety bill in New York increases accountability for those who suffer medical malpractice. NY Newsday documents: Most doctors charged with misconduct by the state Health Department will have their names made public and all will have just one day to produce office records demanded by investigators under a ... http://ny-medical-malpractice.org/77/ny-newsday-patient-safety-bill-reveals-names-of-probed-doctors/ You can use the renewed awareness around sudden cardiac death to improve your health. New York Newsday reports: "Any time a celebrity has a medical problem that hits the news, there's a heightened awareness of the condition. That's human nature," said Dr. Stephen Green, chief of cardiology at North Shore ... http://ny-medical-malpractice.org/76/tim-russerts-death-and-how-you-can-avoid-sudden-cardiac-death/ In New York health and product liability news, the Associated Press reports: Unhealthy trans fats in restaurant food? Not in New York City. Eateries must remove artificial trans fats from all menu items by July 1. When first implemented last year, the Health Department ban applied only to fry oils and spreads. It ... http://ny-medical-malpractice.org/75/nyc-no-trans-fats-in-restaurants-as-of-july-1/