Medication errors can be damaging or even deadly. Nurses are expected to know how to administer medication and provide the proper dosage as prescribed by a doctor. Yet, the causes of medication errors in nursing practices are numerous. How common…
If your client has suffered a brain injury due to another party’s negligence, they may be able to file a catastrophic injury lawsuit to recover their losses. Read this guide to learn four reasons why brain injury survivors should hire…
Medical malpractice cases address serious breaches of care by healthcare practitioners. Medical malpractice claims may address medication errors, misdiagnoses, inadequate treatment, and neglect. A patient who suffers injury or illness because of a medical practitioner’s negligence can seek monetary compensation…
When you seek advice or treatment from a medical professional, you are placing your health, your safety, and sometimes your very life in their hands. When that medical provider’s negligence, carelessness, or even ill intent causes injury, harm, or death…
Any injury can seem devastating, especially when you are hurt in an accident or injured due to someone else’s negligence or bad actions. However, some injuries are severe enough to cause permanent disability and change your way of life forever,…
Every year, around 1.7 million Americans suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Traumatic brain injuries are often caused by an external blow to the head, such as a blow or jolt you may experience during motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, falls…
You expect to receive reasonable care when visiting a doctor. Indeed, trust is placed in a doctor’s hands every day by millions of people. But just like the rest of us, doctors make mistakes, and oftentimes those mistakes can result…
Dangerous drugs can cause serious harm to you or a family member. Medications meant to help you heal can result in physical or psychological injury, sometimes with long-lasting or permanent effects. You can take action to help repair some of…
Brain Injury Awareness Month March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the serious impact that brain injuries can have. Unfortunately, brain injuries are usually quite severe and a major cause of death, bringing tragic implications for…
Recognizing examples of negligence in a hospital setting can help you identify when you have been affected. Learn more about hospital negligence and what it looks like. Find out what you can do when you or a loved one have…
Hospital negligence is a scary thought. When you have a routine treatment or medical emergency, you should be able to trust that your hospital will treat you with the proper care. Unfortunately, negligence in hospitals happens more than it should.…
Doctors and other medical providers are human — they can be careless or make mistakes like the rest of us. But medical errors can have serious consequences. If you’re one of the many who have suffered due to medical misdiagnosis,…
Upcoding is becoming more common in hospitals, healthcare, and Medicare fraud. Unless you work in healthcare, the concept of upcoding may be new to you. Learn what upcoding is, what it looks like, why it is illegal, and what to…
Patients put their trust and lives in the hands of medical professionals with the expectation that they will receive the best possible care. Unfortunately, even experienced members of the medical field can make medication errors to the detriment of patient…
Major Study Links Breast Implants to Increased Lymphoma Risk The largest study of the link between breast implants and lymphoma to date found that there is a greatly increased risk of a rare cancer, according to the report published this…
A study of surgical procedures at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital found that there are medication errors or adverse drug events in almost half of all surgeries. There was at least one error in 124 of the 277 operations observed as…
