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When a nurse gives someone the wrong drug, their mistake could severely jeopardize the patient’s health. While nurses have the demanding task of taking care of us when we’re sick or injured, we have the right to expect a high standard of care from them. Serious or fatal mistakes are never acceptable. Can I sue …
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Did you recently learn that you suffered serious harm after visiting your doctor for a diagnosis or after scheduling a surgery? Did a pharmacist fill the wrong prescription? Did a laboratory get your results wrong? Did you receive a delayed cancer diagnosis that led to additional harm? If you answered yes to these questions or …
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Medical malpractice at military hospitals and medical facilities poses a major problem. However, due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1950s, active duty service members face great difficulty when it comes to bringing a medical malpractice claim against military doctors and hospitals. The Military Times reports that active duty members of the military …
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Most of us would agree: When serious medical errors occur, doctors should tell their patients. However, a survey published a few years ago revealed that many doctors do not share that view. In fact, many doctors actually think it is OK to tell patients something that is untrue. In 2012, the journal, Health Affairs, reported …
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Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its inaugural hospital assessment ratings. The agency hopes that these new ratings will help to inform consumers and encourage hospitals to improve the quality of medical care that they provide. The study took a look at patient care and gave each hospital a …
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Giving birth is a natural process. The primary role of doctors, midwives and nurses during a woman’s pregnancy, labor and delivery is to identify when problems arise during this process so as to prevent serious or fatal birth injuries. Unfortunately, medical professionals in New York and other areas of the country may fail to carry …
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Nearly three million Americans go under the knife each year, The Washington Post reports. Some of these surgeries are elective, while others are brought on by an emergency. These emergency surgical procedures can range from relatively simple to highly invasive operations. No matter what type of surgery a patient undergoes, the patient must realize the …
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From minor mistakes that have few lasting complications to more serious ones that can forever impact a patient’s life, the rate of medical errors in New York and across the country is alarmingly high. In fact, a recent study published in the medical journal, BMJ, reveals that medical errors are now the third-leading cause of …
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When a person suffers from an adverse health event, he or she relies on a doctor to provide a correct diagnosis so that proper treatment can ensue. A delayed or incorrect medical diagnosis can have devastating consequences for the patient and his or her family. Unfortunately, a proper diagnosis is not always given. In some …
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Whether you visit your doctor’s office for a routine procedure or undergo a surgery at a nearby hospital, you should not have to worry about sustaining personal injuries caused by medical negligence. However, medical errors occur much more often than most of us would like to believe. Indeed, according to a report from The Hospital …
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