After a woman discovers that she is expecting, all medical care is considered prenatal care until the baby is born. Many of the usual medications and procedures are no longer considered safe when a woman is pregnant. Plus, additional standards… Read More
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Emergency Room Malpractice
A hospital emergency room is often the busiest place in the building. There is chaos at all hours of the day because people are coming in with potentially life-threatening injuries. Many medical professionals working in an emergency room or trauma… Read More
Common Medical Malpractice Cases
Tragically, medical malpractice is one of the leading causes of death in the United States behind heart disease and cancer. Medical malpractice occurs when a health care professional fails to meet the standard of care while treating a patient, and… Read More
Strokes Often Overlooked In Individuals Under 40
Unfortunately, serious strokes are becoming increasingly common among people below 40. Strokes are traditionally associated with those of older age, which can result in doctors ruling out a young person’s symptoms as a stroke. Strokes are a very serious event… Read More
Wrongful Death in Nursing Care Centers
For the loving families of elders in nursing homes, wrongful death is an avoidable tragedy. Poorly run nursing homes are susceptible to negligence, abuse, and/or poor conditions. In some circumstances, they fall below the standard of care to some of… Read More
Medication Errors: Simple Mistakes Cause Serious Consequences
All healthcare providers are told some version of the five “rights” to medication administration: 1) right patient, 2) right drug, 3) right dose, 4) right time, 5) right route, 6) right reason, and 7) right documentation. This is because medication… Read More
What is Included in “Pain and Suffering” in a Medical Malpractice/Personal Injury Case?
When it comes to medical malpractice or personal injury cases, a candidate usually seeks two different forms of damages: economic and non-economic. As you would expect, the economic damages signify a loss of some sort of tangible financial value, such… Read More
Death from Childbirth: An Unfortunate Reality
Death from childbirth is rare in the United States, but unfortunately, it is still a tragic reality for many families. As recently as 2015, the estimated maternal mortality rate was 26.4 per 100,000 live births. A family gains a child, but you… Read More
Medical Negligence — A Result of A Broken System?
In 2018, a study performed by Johns Hopkins found that approximately 251,000 people per year die due to medical negligence. The two leading medical conditions in front of it were cancer and heart disease. This goes to show how unfortunately… Read More
Disfigurement After Surgery: What Should I Do?
Because surgery involves cutting open layers of skin, it is expected that surgery will leave scarring. Everyone knows somebody with a scar from getting their appendix removed or an ACL repair, etc. Scars heal and become less obvious over time…. Read More