Who Shoulders the Blame for Misdiagnoses?: Op-Ed

Richard Anderson is chairman and chief executive officer of medical malpractice insurerThe Doctors Companyand past chairman of the Department of Medicine at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. He contributed this article to LiveScience'sExpert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Full story

Fla. House OKs medical malpractice bill

Florida lawmakers finished work Wednesday on legislation making changes to medical malpractice rules, with its critics complaining to the end that the results will hurt victims making malpractice claims. Full story

Unreported test results hurt patients — and docs, too

Medical tests can reveal critical information about a person's health — but only if the results are communicated to clinicians and patients. Full story