Posted on Aug. 5th, 2013 | in Medical Malpractice, News
The federal government has a so-called “never” list of medical mishaps that are just not supposed to happen under any circumstances, hence the name for the list. Included on there are things such as leaving a foreign object in the belly of someone who has undergone surgery or operating on… read more
Posted on Aug. 1st, 2013 | in News, Surgical Errors
Technology is often used in the health care field to improve the processes and procedures that treat illness and injury. If health care professionals use the technology correctly, there may still be times when the equipment malfunctions in such a way that the patient in Pennsylvania is harmed. Responsibility for an error by a piece… read more
Posted on Jul. 30th, 2013 | in Birth Injuries, News
Pregnancy is often a time of excitement mixed with trepidation about the future. As a mother grows a baby within her womb, it becomes necessary for her to begin thinking of the things she allows into her body and how they will affect her newborn. Because babies receive many of the same substances the mother… read more
Posted on Jul. 26th, 2013 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
Cancer is a devastating disease that affects many people in Pennsylvania and throughout the world. Even with a good prognosis from doctors, treatments may be hard on the body and cause serious stress and anxiety to the person and their family members. Although chemotherapy has been proven to be effective at treating some types of… read more
Posted on Jul. 23rd, 2013 | in Medication Errors, News
In order for a doctor to provide medical care to patients in Pennsylvania or any other state in the country, they must be licensed by the state board. If the board determines the doctor is unfit for treating patients or has violated any rules, they may choose to revoke the doctor’s medical license and stop… read more
Posted on Jul. 19th, 2013 | in Brain Injuries, News
Most people understand how easy it is to miscommunicate a small piece of information, but aren’t always likely to deal with devastating results from missing a simple word or phrase from another person. This may not be the case with health care professionals in Pennsylvania, who may need to have the ability to strongly communicate… read more
Posted on Jul. 17th, 2013 | in News, Surgical Errors
Many people in Pennsylvania and throughout the rest of the country have chosen to have their organs donated if they are injured or become ill and the organs can help to save another life. Once a person is pronounced dead in a hospital, health care professionals work quickly to prepare the person for the harvesting… read more
Posted on Jul. 17th, 2013 | in Medical Malpractice, News
The state of Florida recently passed a pair of laws that hurt patients who have medical malpractice claims. Under one of the new laws, when a patient is hurt by a physician that doctor’s lawyer can go out and talk to the patient’s other doctors without first obtaining the permission of the patient. Many people… read more
Posted on Jul. 15th, 2013 | in Gas Drilling, News
Two recent fracking stories that appeared in the news on the same day, illustrate in a nutshell the controversy surrounding drilling operations which extract natural gas from rock formations. In one article, landowners were threatening to sue a government commission to withdraw a ban on fracking. http://news.yahoo.com/pa-landowners-pledge-suit-unless-171620547.html;_ylt=AwrjgkxgE9ZR0HQABgD_wgt. Whereas another article concerned an explosion at a… read more
Posted on Jul. 12th, 2013 | in News, Surgical Errors
Certain surgical errors are referred to as “never events”, meaning that they should never happen, and that most are simple mistakes that could be prevented. Hospitals and health care professionals in Pennsylvania may put checklists and precautions into place to ensure that surgical errors are minimized, but some may still slip through due to many… read more
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