Being a doctor is a high stress job. One mistake and a lawsuit could happen. Not all doctors face lawsuits, and typically, there are some specialties that get sued more than others, but that is not common knowledge. That information, or at least a snapshot of that information, was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Their study covered close to 41,000 medical malpractice claims against doctors across America from 1991 to 2005. Most doctors in the study were an average age of 49 years old, with the low end being 30 and the high end being 70. [...]

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When doctors and insurance companies focus more on saving money than paying for medical malpractice, something is wrong with the system. When bad things happen to good people, they need help from the justice system, not a cold shoulder. This reported case is disturbing because of what it says about lawmakers and politicians, as well as people’s inability to understand how the tort system should work when medical malpractice is involved. The story is about a 17-year-old young man who has to face significant life challenges thanks to medical malpractice. The mother knew there was something wrong with her twins. [...]

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