Category: Hospital Malpractice

The doctor is just settling in for lunch when his tablet lights up with a large, red exclamation point. He glances down just long enough to see which patient is involved and breathes a sigh of relief. The patient in question is stable after routine surgery, and the alert is

The worst is over. At least that is what you tell yourself. If you suffer significant trauma that requires amputation, you convince yourself that at least the worst part has passed. Now you can start the process of healing, both your body and your mind. Unfortunately, it is not always

Multiple stories from major news outlets are finally drawing attention to terrifying outbreaks of a drug-resistant infection that has killed or sickened hundreds. The most recent outbreak in California at the University of California Los Angeles is just the newest epidemic to be associated with the same device. The device,

The Wexner Medical School at the Ohio State University is trying to address a tragically under-recognized health issue. Despite the number of serious falls at hospitals and other medical facilities increasing at an incredible rate (150 percent increase in the last few years), few facilities are doing anything to address

On June 6, 2012, a Queens County jury rendered a verdict against New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center, for implanting a diseased heart into Ronald Bello causing his death. On November 26, 2006, Mr. Bello, age 49, who had been waiting for a heart transplant, was given the good