Medical Malpractice

Cosmetic or plastic surgery procedures are far more common – and often much less invasive – than they once were. However, many still involve complicated procedures that can have serious and even fatal consequences if they’re not performed properly or something goes...

Unfortunately, errors can happen in the operating room, which is worrying. And one of them is wrong-site surgery - cases of a patient’s wrong organ being operated on or removed have been reported. These errors should never occur, as they lead to significant effects....

Almost all medical treatment comes with some degree of risk. Prescription drugs can interact with one another and cause major medical issues. People can also have an allergic reaction to a medicine that they have never taken before. Surgeries and other physical...

Local anesthesia generally just deadens sensations in a specific area. For instance, it will be used when having a mole removed. But general anesthesia is much more complicated. When a patient is “put under”, they’ll have no sensations at all. Their brain won’t even...

Mistakes involving patients occur probably every day in clinical settings across the nation. Fortunately, most errors lead to few or no additional health concerns. However, medication mistakes can result in death, often with little or no warning. It serves your...

Healthcare professionals have never been able to do as much for people as they can right now. There are diagnostic tests that can pinpoint the exact type of cancer someone has using genetic information. There are treatments that help people's bodies heal themselves....

Reaching an accurate diagnosis can be a lengthy process. When someone has a rare medical condition or an illness that presents unusual symptoms when compared with the average patient, it can take doctors a considerable amount of time and effort to arrive at the...

It is every expectant mother's wish that their baby is born healthy and safe. Most mothers get their wish, but sometimes, the infant suffers an injury during delivery. While many birth injuries are unfortunate but unavoidable, often they are the result of medical...

Getting a diagnosis for an illness, particularly a terminal one, is one of the scariest things a patient can face. However, what if a diagnosis was an error, in other words, a false positive? A false positive is a test result that states you have a certain condition...

No two medical malpractice cases are the same. As such, the compensation you can claim as a victim of medical malpractice varies depending on the prevailing facts. It all boils down to the harm you suffered, otherwise known as damages. Did you incur additional costs...