Every day, millions of patients trust that their healthcare providers correctly prescribe the medications that they take. Sadly, not all of these patients will be correct. Medication errors can and do occur, often with serious health consequences. A medication error …
Anesthesia is a key component of millions of surgeries that are performed in the United States each year. In many situations, anesthesia makes an operation possible. However, there are cases where anesthesia errors cause patient injuries and even deaths. If …
A visit to the emergency room should come with quality care, clean and organized facilities, and proper staffing. Unfortunately, emergency rooms are not exempt from dangerous incidents of medical malpractice. In an emergency room, even a simple medical mistake …
Physicians and other medical providers are under a legal obligation to make reasonable and timely diagnoses of their patients. While doctors are not expected to be correct 100 percent of the time, they are required to adhere to the medical …
Medical malpractice is a type of civil lawsuit that can be filed by an injured patient in pursuit of financial compensation for a harmful medical mistake. When a healthcare provider’s actions deviate from the accepted standards of care in the …
