Most women want to put off that dreaded once-a-year pelvic exam. Imagine volunteering to have one four times a week _ by a trembling novice doctor. By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer http://www.wkrn.com/nashville

By Dan Walters – Bee Columnist http://www.sacbee.com The Capitol’s “tort war” began in 1975 when doctors, hospitals and other purveyors of medical care pressured the Legislature and then-Gov. Jerry Brown into placing a cap on “pain and suffering” compensation in medical malpractice lawsuits. They cited a steep increase in malpractice insurance premiums. The medicos blitzed […]

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Dr. Emily Senay Takes A Look At Doctors Who Apologize For Medical Errors http://www.cbsnews.com Linda Kenney went into the hospital for what she expected to be a short stay for ankle surgery in 1999. Days later in the ICU, she found out she was lucky just to be alive.

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MARKET WIRE The Insurance professionals only source for News J. M. Woodworth Risk Retention Group (RRG) has registered with the New York Insurance Department to offer medical malpractice insurance to physicians and surgeons in the State, Sanford D. Elsass, President and CEO of The Uni-Ter Group, announced. Uni-Ter manages the Company under contract to the […]

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