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Not every failure to diagnose is considered medical malpractice. There are many good reasons why a physician may have hesitated or avoided diagnosing a condition. Sometimes patient-doctor communication may be to blame. In other cases, symptom profiles may closely mimic other conditions that are more common in society. Since the right answer is often the…

Many surgeries are considered elective which means they are not emergency procedures or necessary to preserve a patient’s health. Rather, they are surgeries patients choose to have done as a preventative measure, as a result of medical diagnoses, for quality of life, or for superficial reasons. However, that does not mean they are any less…

Surgeons have tough jobs. Not only do they have to know the human body like the backs of their own hands, they must also take into account an individual’s personal medical history and balance all of the information under time constraints and in high-pressure environments. Unfortunately, mistakes do happen in those settings. Surgical errors are…

The most common surgeries in the United States are so routine that many people do not think twice about their associated dangers. The majority of these common surgical procedures, in-patient and out-patient, are second nature procedures for surgeons. They complete them as a matter of routine, and most go according to plan. However, popular procedures…

When a commercial for sleeping pills comes on television or you seen an advertisement in a magazine, you may glaze over the exhaustive list of warnings and side effects. Pharmaceutical companies are required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to list the potential dangers and side effects in any marketing campaign, but that does…

Doctors, nurses, and technicians who work around patients with monitoring systems every day face a barrage of beeps, signals, and flashing lights. More often than not, the noise is indicating something benign, such as a button reset. Other times, however, the alarms can signal a life or death moment. This over-stimulation of light and sound…

Negligence is the basis for proving fault in a medical malpractice case. Making a mistake in the medical field does not constitute medical malpractice. The differentiating factor between a legal mistake and malpractice is the level of care. When a physician fails to provide a reasonable standard of care and you suffer an injury as…

Prescription medication errors can be some of the most dangerous forms of medical malpractice. Taking a medication you received legally from your doctor or pharmacist and taking it as prescribed is the correct way to use prescription medication. If a physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare provider makes a mistake and you suffer from resulting injury…

A misdiagnosis can keep you from getting the right treatment and could change your life. According to a study from 2014 on the frequency of diagnostic errors, at least 1 in 20 adults is misdiagnosed in the U.S. every year. Unfortunately, that means your risk of being misdiagnosed may not be as low as you…

Childbirth injuries can be devastating for your family and can forever change your infant’s life. Sadly, many of these birth injuries can be avoided if the medical staff acts appropriately. Brain injuries are particularly devastating and may affect your child’s ability to develop normally. Most cases of brain trauma in infants occur during pregnancy, childbirth, or…