Surgery

Woman’s Routine Surgery Turns into Nightmare After Broken Equipment Causes Life-Threatening Complications

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Miami, FL – A routine surgery turned into a nightmare for Maria Rodriguez and her family, leaving her permanently disabled and fighting for her life. Rodriguez underwent a procedure to remove her fallopian tubes at Jackson Memorial Hospital in November 2022, with the intention of preventing future pregnancies. However, the surgery took a disastrous turn due to defective equipment, leaving Rodriguez hospitalized for months and facing lifelong consequences. According to Rodriguez, she was assured that the outpatient procedure would take only 30 minutes and come with minimal risks. Instead, she faced a ten-hour ordeal as … Read more

$6.1 Million Record Awarded to Family of Man Who Died After Botched Heart Surgery in Rikers Island Custody

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Bronx Supreme Civil Court in New York City has awarded a historic $6.1 million to the family of a man, Juan Francisco Hidalgo Flores, who died after a botched heart surgery while in Department of Correction custody at Rikers Island. The jury’s decision marked the highest medical malpractice judgment for wrongful death against Correction Health Services, a division of NYC Health + Hospitals. The trial, which lasted three weeks, concluded on Tuesday with the jury granting the money award to Flores’ family. Attorney Eliot Wolf, who represented the family, stated that the city rejected any … Read more

Yale Law School Clinic Fights for Transgender Veterans’ Access to Gender-Affirming Surgery

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New Haven, Connecticut – Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services clinic has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) over its policy on gender-affirming surgery. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA), seeks to compel the VA to address a rulemaking petition that was presented to them in 2016. The petition called for the inclusion of gender-affirming surgery in the VA’s medical coverage. TAVA submitted the petition in 2016, but the VA never formally responded to it. In 2021, Secretary of Veteran Affairs Denis McDonough … Read more