Medical Malpractice

A report released by the National Patient Safety Foundation’s Lucian Leape Institute suggests that workers in the health care field face unpleasant and even dangerous working conditions. Unhappy, unhealthy workers…

The amount of time your doctor spends with you could determine the quality of the care you receive. Many diagnostic mistakes stem from the time the doctor spends with the…

Surgery is never completely free from risk. Some problems, however, are much easier to avoid than others. A “retained surgical item” is the term given to things like sponges and…

Hospitals are not the easiest environment in which to ask questions. Many patients feel intimidated and allow themselves to be treated without truly understanding the care they receive. Given that…

The health care field is notoriously stressful for workers. Doctors, nurses, medical technicians and other health care professionals work under difficult conditions where the consequences of a mistake can be…

When you agree to undergo a medical test of any kind, it is with the understanding that the results will be reviewed and acted upon by your medical provider. Unfortunately,…

Surgery can be a frightening prospect. For one Mississippi man, surgery turned into a nightmare when he woke up during cataract surgery and eventually lost the vision in his right…

Seventeen medical groups pooled their resources to identify medical procedures, tests and therapies that are frequently overused or ordered when not necessary. Ordering a test that is not indicated puts…

The meningitis outbreak stemming from defective steroid injections has claimed the lives of at least 45 people. More than 600 people contracted fungal meningitis from the medications produced by the…

July is the month when new medical residents first begin work in teaching hospitals. The ‘July Effect’ was the term given to the increase in medical mistakes that coincided with…

A study of medical malpractice claims against radiologists revealed that the most frequent cause of the suit was a failure to diagnose breast cancer. The journal Radiology published the study…

A database of health technology companies shows that there has been significant growth in the investment in health and wellness data tracking technology. The number of companies that offer or…

A biopsy is an unpleasant and frightening experience for most people. A recent study has brought to light one fear that many people probably do not associate with having a…

By law, hospitals are required to report medical mistakes that result in a medical malpractice judgment or settlement. When it comes to faulty electronic records and mistakes caused by medical…

Thousands of patients were put at risk when they received contaminated steroid injections produced by the New England Compounding Center. Hundreds contracted fungal meningitis from the injections of methylprednisolone acetate…

A review conducted by the USA Today reveals that dangerous injection practices have been tied to numerous outbreaks of disease and bacterial infection throughout the nation. Studies have shown that…

Sepsis is a leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals. Part of the problem in treating or preventing sepsis is that the early signs of the ailment are similar to…