Infants can suffer tremendous harm before they ever leave the delivery room. Despite medical best practices, the latest technologies and a mother's months of preparation, new parents too often find themselves wondering just what may have gone wrong in the delivery room. Seeking answers, they contemplate a life ahead with a child who may have severe physical and developmental limitations.

During labor and delivery, obstetricians, nurses and hospital staff involved in the birth are responsible for taking every reasonable step to ensure that the process goes as smoothly as possible. One of the ways they can do this is by properly monitoring the vital signs of mother and baby during labor and delivery and taking appropriate actions when signs of distress are present. Improper monitoring often leads to serious birth injuries.

Chess grandmaster and author Larry Evans died recently after gall bladder surgery complications. The 78-year-old chess player's career spanned decades and won him accolades from both friends and competitors.

Gall bladder surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in hospitals, but is not without its risks.

Other than the death of a child, few events in life can be as devastating as discovering that your newborn baby has a debilitating and permanent brain injury from birth. Because medical liability cases have short time limits, immediately contacting an attorney who is experienced and skilled in dealing with traumatic birth-related brain injuries is essential.

A recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reports that low APGAR scores may be an indicator of cerebral palsy birth injury.

The hospital experience is being transformed into one that takes into account an individual's cultural needs, including ethnicity, race and even religion.

The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists has issued new guidelines declaring attempted vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) to be a safe choice for most women who have had a prior cesarean delivery, and even for some women who have had two previous cesareans.

Elder neglect or abuse can lead to serious consequences, such as bedsores, gangrene, broken bones and hematoma. Left unchecked, the neglect of caretakers can result in death.

According to the Wall Street Journal, $1.4 billion is spent annually in the state of New York on medical malpractice insurance premiums alone. Five New York City hospitals have agreed to a pilot program aimed at cutting medical malpractice costs.

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently launched pilot programs in Syracuse, N.Y., and Hartford, Conn., that are designed to test the effectiveness of tactics used to curb texting while driving.

The Texas Medical Association (TMA) has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners (TBCE) seeking a court order to prevent chiropractors from performing certain medical acts.

This past January, the Connecticut State Board of Health and Board of Chiropractic Examiners held a series of public hearings on whether there is a need to mandate that chiropractors warn their patients of the risk of stroke prior to performing certain spinal manipulations.