Category: Medical Malpractice

We put our absolute faith in doctors. We trust them to save our lives, to save the lives of those we love. We trust them to help us monitor our health and assist in making good choices for ourselves and our families. We put more faith in doctors than we

Overall, Americans have it pretty good. We live in one of the richest countries in the world, and we have options available to us on a daily basis that people in the developing world can barely even imagine. We have fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats at the grocery store and

The ongoing tragedy of Veteran’s Administration mismanagement is just the latest in a long line of controversy surrounding our veterans. Not only have there been dozens of confirmed fatalities linked to the VA hospitals, but new reports indicate that the administrators systematically changed files to hide the fact that their

When your diagnosis is terminal, you can’t wait an extra week or few days to receive the treatment you require. Veterans all over America, and their families, have learned this devastating lesson as the Veterans Administration has continually pushed back necessary treatments for even the terminally ill. On May 16th,

A hospital in Long Island, N.Y., took immediate steps to respond to a major health risk of contamination from the re-use of insulin pens. Such risks can expose diabetics to HIV, and hepatitis B and C. Officials at South Nassau Communities Hospital notified the news media on March 12, 2014

Medical malpractice cases hit the news every day, and one in particular has been standing in the forefront since its occurrence last year. In this case, the hospital continues its fight in 2014 to prove they did nothing wrong when treating a 26-year-old doctor who was admitted with severe headaches.

Medical errors and misdiagnoses are never on anyone’s mind when one is admitted to the hospital, or visits a doctor for an annual or routine exam. Yet, medical errors, sadly, happen more often than we want to realize. While sometimes a disease surfaces more predominately in later months and still

Medical malpractice or medical negligence is when your health care provider falls below the accepted standard of practice, sometimes resulting in injury or death, and often resulting in error of some type. Hundreds of thousands of people are killed each year due to medical errors by their trusted physicians, and

Too often we hear in the news about cases for medical malpractice suits filed by an injured party against the entity or person they believe caused the injury, particularly in the case of hospitals and caregivers. We trust in our physicians, and we know that they are doing the best

A medical malpractice lawsuit can be devastating to the victim in many ways. Results of a lawsuit could include loss of wages, extended medical and rehabilitation center bills, pain and suffering to one’s lifestyle, and life-changing events to family members who have to adjust to the new way of life.