Botox Approved For Upper Limb Spasticity In Children

The US Food & Drug Administration has approved Botox for the treatment of some children with cerebral palsy. Authorities believe the new therapy could be a breakthrough for children who experience upper limb spasticity. Botox-manufacturer Allergan announced the approval on June 24, 2019. Botox has been approved for the treatment of children between 2 and [...]

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Steps To Justice: Help For Families After Birth Injuries

Was your child injured because your doctors made a mistake during childbirth? Is your child now living with cerebral palsy or another form of brain damage? Did your child suffer nerve injuries, such as a brachial plexus injury? Birth injuries come in many shapes and sizes. They are unique to the individual, just as your [...]

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British Hospital To Settle Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Case

A 12-year-old UK girl is set to receive millions of pounds in compensation from a Harrow hospital over severe brain injuries she suffered during childbirth. Sharani Sasikaran received a letter of apology from Northwick Park Hospital last month, in which hospital administrators acknowledged liability in the injuries that caused her to develop cerebral palsy. British [...]

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Nurse Staffing Agency Settles Massachusetts Birth Injury Lawsuit

A Florida-based healthcare staffing agency has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit involving the birth injuries sustained by a newborn in 2013. Cross Country Healthcare Inc. from Boca Raton entered a confidential settlement agreement with the family of Aiden Boulter, the baby who was born with severe brain injuries due to oxygen deprivation in the womb. [...]

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Wisconsin Family Awarded $22.5M In Infant Surgery Malpractice Case

A Fitchburg, Wisconsin family has secured $22.5 million in compensation from a state malpractice program in connection to the severe injuries suffered by their six-week-old boy during surgery to correct a birth defect. In court documents, the Wisconsin family accused a resident physician at the University of Wisconsin Health's American Family Children's Hospital of committing [...]

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Illinois Hospital Pushed Woman To Abort After Medical Mistake, Lawsuit Claims

A 23-year-old woman is suing a hospital in Peoria, Illinois, saying facility staff coerced her into an abortion after they made a medical error that threatened the life of her unborn child. The lawsuit has been filed against UnityPoint Health-Methodist, according to Heart of Illinois ABC. In court documents, the plaintiff seeks in excess of [...]

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Pathbreaking Study Explores Genetic Basis Of Cerebral Palsy

The genetic basis of cerebral palsy may be stronger than once believed, according to new research published in the journal Genetics In Medicine. Studying genetic code from a group of 97 people with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, a team from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has found that nearly 25% of the patients displayed genetic [...]

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How American Hospitals Are Failing Mothers In Childbirth Care

According to a shocking new USA Today investigation, thousands of pregnant women every year suffer life-changing injuries or die during childbirth because hospital workers fail to perform necessary, and well-known, safety procedures. Hospital Failures Drive Rise In Maternal Deaths While the majority of American women give birth without serious incident, approximately 50,000 suffer severe injuries [...]

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Minnesota Couple Sues Hospital Over Child’s Birth Injuries

A Minnesota couple whose baby was born with severe brain damage has filed suit against St. Paul's Regions Hospital and HealthPartners, the company that operates the hospital, accusing medical professionals at the facility of failing to provide the mother and her son with adequate medical care during labor and delivery, according to the Pioneer Press. [...]

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Irish High Court Approves First Lifelong Birth Injury Settlement

The High Court of Ireland has approved the first settlement for a child suffering from severe birth injuries under a new piece of legislation that allows for periodic, life-long payments of compensation to those affected by catastrophic injuries, RTE reports. Parents Michelle Farrell and Eddie O'Connor sued the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, accusing the medical facility [...]

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Iowa Wrongful Birth Lawsuit Ends In $14 Million Verdict

A Lee County, Iowa jury has awarded a family over $14 million in compensation, bringing to successful conclusion a wrongful birth lawsuit filed over 4 years ago, according to WGEM. Court records indicate that the plaintiffs filed suit against Fort Madison Community Hospital and three doctors, claiming the medical professionals failed to inform them of [...]

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Virginia Birth Injury Fund To Pay Federal Government $20.7 Million Settlement

The State of Virginia has agreed to pay $20.7 million to resolve allegations that a birth injury compensation program improperly instructed program participants to submit Medicaid claims for the lifetime care of severely disabled children. Virginia's Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program paid out the astronomical sum in October to end an investigation led by the [...]

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