Posted on Oct. 31st, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Errors following surgery are unfortunately common. According to a study, it is estimated that about half of such errors can lead to serious health issues for the patient. And it is also felt that the current safety protocol of most hospitals will not prevent these types of errors from occurring. Though this study was conducted… read more
Posted on Oct. 29th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
It is estimated that 000 individuals 300, living in the western Pennsylvania area have been afflicted with diabetes. Yet though the disease is common, it is also complex and manifests itself in different ways. For example, there is what is called Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, for which 5 to… read more
Posted on Oct. 25th, 2012 | in Birth Injuries, News
When a medical emergency comes up while a mother is in labor, doctors and staff must act promptly to prevent injuries to the mother and the baby. A failure to act decisively is one of the most common reasons for why birth injuries occur. In a Midwestern state, this kind of failure ended in disaster… read more
Posted on Oct. 22nd, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
Doctors do not always understand that there are limits as to any sort of medical treatment. Only on television melodramas do risky procedures consistently pay off. One physician used a controversial stem cell practice in the treatment of a number of patients. Unfortunately, the use of this treatment in order to prevent nerve damage in… read more
Posted on Oct. 18th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Most medication errors occur during administration of the drugs. Many medications are being administered by IV, and since many are administered by using a number of doses and varying timings, the chance that a medication error could occur is great. Unfortunately, most of these errors resulted in patients either taking the wrong dosage or incorrect… read more
Posted on Oct. 15th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
A neurosurgeon was reported as having performed ten times more the number of multiple spinal-fusion operations than other neurosurgeons. This doctor has been sued 34 times for medical malpractice, and the majority of these cases involve surgical errors due to the performance of unnecessary surgeries. It is believed that he performed the high number of… read more
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
A jury had been contemplating whether to hold a hospital and attending physician liable for the death of a 68-year old man. Where this case was being held, the jury needed to determine whether the treatment of the deceased man was below professional standards of care involving emergency room physicians. This was one of the… read more
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2012 | in News
Strokes can cause death or life-changing injuries. The sad thing is that strokes can sometimes be prevented if people would pay attention to the warning signs and get to a hospital right away. We would like to give you a little bit of information about strokes that may help you or a family member avoid… read more
Posted on Oct. 11th, 2012 | in News
The lawyers in our office handle a lot of medical cases, so it is natural that friends and family often ask us questions about their own medical conditions or surgeries they are about to have. If we know the answer to something simple, we will tell them, but in general we remind folks that we… read more
Posted on Oct. 8th, 2012 | in Birth Injuries, News
A young girl’s delivery by cesarean section ended disastrously. The birth injuries she suffered have resulted in the girl being blind and deaf, and unable to walk or crawl. Because the girl now suffers from mental retardation and seizure disorders, she requires 12 to 18 hours of nursing care on a daily basis. The family… read more
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