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• Unnecessary Back Surgeries on Older Patients Lead to Adverse Complications: Report

  October 30, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Hospitals frequently recommend and perform unnecessary back surgeries to reduce pain, despite a lack of effectiveness and increased risks of severe side effects.

• Hernia Surgery Malpractice Lawsuit Cleared To Move Forward Over Botched Procedure

  March 21, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Georgia woman's hernia surgery malpractice lawsuit will proceed after a federal judge rejected defendants' efforts to claim the plaintiff waited too long to file.

• More Than One-Third of Patients Admitted Into Hospitals for Surgeries Experience Adverse Health Events: Study

  November 20, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers have found that more than one-third of hospital patients undergoing surgery suffer adverse health effects, with many of these complications being preventable.

• Robotic Hernia Repair Surgery Linked To Higher Rates of Hernia Recurrence: Study

  June 18, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study indicates there is an increased risk of recurrence following robot-assisted hernia repair surgery, when compared to laparoscopic and open surgical procedures.

• FDA Warns Doctors About Risks from Electrical Operating Tables Moving During Surgery

  March 4, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has sent a letter to healthcare professionals, warning them of problems linked to electrical operating tables moving during surgery.

• Da Vinci Surgical Robot Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Small Intestine Burns

  February 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  a da Vinci surgical robot wrongful death lawsuit claims poor insulation led to fatal thermal burns to a woman's small intestines.

• Robotic Surgery Linked to Higher Rates of Bile Duct Injury in Cholecystectomies: Study

  December 19, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  Researchers raise questions about the safety and effectiveness of robotic-assisted cholecystectomy, which has been linked to an increased risk of bile duct injuries.

• New York Hospital Performed Inappropriate Weight Loss Surgeries on Patients: Report

  December 18, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A New York Times report finds that Bellvue Hospital performs an unusually high number of weight loss surgeries, often on patients who would not be qualified for the procedures in other hospitals.

• Hysterectomy Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $10 Million Award for NY Couple

  January 25, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman and her husband were awarded $10 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit after a gynecologist botched a hysterectomy and misdiagnosed the complications as signs of a urinary tract infection.

• Appendectomy Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Negligence Caused Child’s Death

  September 15, 2021

  Russell Maas

  Children's Hospital in Alabama faces a wrongful death lawsuit over the failure to diagnose postsurgical complications which led to the death of a seven-year-old girl.