Most medical treatment comes with some degree of risk. Patients generally accept the risk of side effects when taking a prescription drug or the rare possibility of a surgical mistake when they agree to undergo a procedure. However, some procedures are more dangerous...
Medical Malpractice
3 signs your medical care was less than professional
You’ve fallen ill recently and it’s been recommended that you go to the hospital for a diagnosis and treatment. In medical facilities like this, you’re putting your health and your life in the hands of the staff and doctors. This is a huge responsibility for hospital...
Why are heart attacks underdiagnosed in women?
Everybody knows the stereotypical image of someone suffering from a heart attack: They clutch their chests as crushing pain takes over, they’re short of breath and sweating profusely – right before falling over. What if none of that happens? For many women, that’s...
Why do doctors miss dual diagnoses?
When a patient comes to a doctor complaining of an illness, it’s typical to start with those symptoms and to start looking for the culprit. In most cases, a person’s symptoms will stem from a single illness, whether that is something like depression and anxiety or a...
Was your doctor inexperienced?
When attending a hospital or another medical facility, you expect to be treated with the highest standard of care. Even if your procedure is routine, medical issues can soon become life-threatening without the appropriate treatment. Studies indicate that inexperienced...
Understanding psychiatric malpractice
Most medical malpractice cases involve harm done to a patient by a doctor who was treating them for a physical ailment or injury. However, mental health professionals can also be guilty of medical malpractice. Psychiatric care is often a less exact science than other...
What does a “standard of care” mean in medical malpractice?
When someone has been injured due to a medical provider’s actions (or failure to act), one of the biggest factors that will determine whether there was negligence involved is the applicable “standard of care” for the situation. But what exactly does that mean? Since...
2 kinds of negligence can affect patients on opioid medications
Synthetic opioid medications have revolutionized pain management. It has never been easier to access pain medication or more affordable for people to control severe and chronic pain. Unfortunately, as opioids are both cheaper and more potent than traditional opiate...
Have hospitals fully eliminated dangerous wrong-site surgeries?
The technology used in surgical procedures has improved substantially in recent years. There are even robotic devices capable of performing entire operations while under the control of a trained surgeon. Unfortunately, technological advances do not eliminate the risks...
What factors contribute to medical misdiagnosis?
Doctors and other medical professionals are placed in a position of trust over patients suffering from various ailments. Patients should expect the highest levels of care when receiving medical treatment. Unfortunately, they are not always granted the diligence that...
