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Medical Malpractice
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Nursing homes provide a vital service in our communities. They ensure our loved ones receive skilled care around the clock, meet their nutritional needs and encourage them to socialize with their peers. The staff at nursing homes know you are entrusting them with your...
A missed cancer diagnosis is one of the most devastating medical errors a patient can experience. Early detection is often the key to successful treatment, and delays caused by missed diagnoses can lead to worsened prognoses, aggressive treatments and even loss of...
Prescription errors can be a serious form of medical malpractice. They often occur because a medical professional is negligent, fails to check records properly or accidentally mixes up medications for two different patients. Most of the time, these errors are not...
Placing your trust in surgical professionals requires a lot of faith, especially when you're under anesthesia. You expect to wake up with your medical issue treated, not a new set of health complications. And yet, that actually happens. Sometimes, patients discover...
In the medical profession, wrong-site surgery is considered a "never event"—something that should never happen under any circumstances. However, it still occurs, typically due to human error. For instance, miscommunication between medical professionals can result in...
Have you ever felt dismissed by a doctor who told you that you were "too young" to have a particular illness? This scenario can frustrate and potentially endanger patients. In New Jersey, doctors who cause harm through such actions may face medical malpractice...
Human interactions differ based on the characteristics and experiences of the people involved. That is as true for an encounter between strangers on the street as it is for those seeking medical care. Characteristics over which a patient has no control can influence...
Typically, patients go to a primary care physician (PCP) first when they have a medical problem. PCPs are skilled in providing healthcare services, but they are not specialists. Hence, they need to refer patients to specialists in certain situations. Here is what to...
When a doctor misdiagnoses a heart attack, the patient may pass away. For instance, say that someone rushes to the emergency room because they believe they’re having a heart attack. The doctor sees them and says that they’re just dealing with indigestion and anxiety....
If your newborn baby suffered brachial palsy during childbirth due to negligence by the medical team, you may be wondering what the future looks like for them. Brachial palsy occurs when the nerves controlling movement and sensation in the arm and hand are damaged,...
