Florida’s Deadly Mental Hospitals – What Patients and Families Should Know
After a young man with schizophrenia needlessly died in a Gainesville mental hospital, press reports are bringing attention to the dangerous and deadly conditions present in Florida hospitals. Although the young man had an inability to control his behavior and regularly got into physical altercations with other patients, what happened next was inexcusable. One night… Read more »
Tags: MentalHealth
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Overworked Doctors Remain a Threat to Patient Safety
A new article published in the Washington Post has claimed some doctors fresh out of medical school are working 30-hour shifts, potentially putting patient safety at risk. Despite rules passed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education that limit the number of work hours, many residents and interns are still being worked to exhaustion…. Read more »
Tags: PatientSafety
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Lawsuit Shows the Financial and Physical Effects of Brain Injuries
Brain injuries can occur due to blunt force trauma, falls, car accidents, exposure to chemicals and oxygen deprivation. In some cases, these accidents are caused by the negligence of another party. Depending on the severity of the injury, permanent disabilities and millions of dollars in future medical bills could be incurred. A recent example that… Read more »
Tags: TBI
Posted in Traumatic Brain Injuries
Inside Ben Carson’s Shocking History of Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has enjoyed a lucrative and successful career as a neurosurgeon. However, press reports suggest his record as a surgeon has a disturbing past. As it turns out, Carson has faced multiple medical malpractice lawsuits: One of Carson’s disastrous operations involved a 9-year-old girl who was undergoing surgery to remove a… Read more »
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Posted in Medical Malpractice
Superbug Infection Rates among Children Increase at Alarming Pace
Superbugs are bacteria that have grown immune to treatment with modern antibiotics, killing tens of thousands of Americans in hospitals every year. However, hospitals and health care practitioners should be aware of is how these harmful bacteria can affect children, and create policies to protect the most vulnerable patients. According to a study published in… Read more »
Tags: HospitalSafety
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Is Your Doctor On Drugs?
When we go to a hospital or private practice to receive help from our doctors, we expect a dedication to professionalism and safety. In the television show House M.D., audiences were introduced to a cruel and insensitive doctor who swallowed painkillers like candy. What if there were actually doctors like Greg House with hidden drug… Read more »
Tags: PatientSafety
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Poor Communication a Major Reason for Diagnostic Errors
Diagnostic errors can cause permanent and sometimes fatal injuries to patients. In previous blogs, we have discussed patients being misdiagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, but there are many other stories of how these medical errors affect patients. One recent example made headlines around the world, when a Dallas hospital patient returning from Africa was… Read more »
Tags: HospitalSafety
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Pharmacy Crawl Leaves Florida Patients in Severe Pain
Florida’s victory over pill mills has created a situation where patients with legitimate pain problems cannot access their medications. Prior to 2010, Florida pill mills prescribed powerful opiate-based medications to anyone with enough money. The crackdown on pill mills has created unanticipated problems for real pain patients. Pharmacies afraid of legal and financial consequences are… Read more »
Tags: Pharmaceuticals
Posted in Medication Errors
The Three Worst Hospital Safety Issues
Earlier this week, we discussed examples of horrific medical mistakes committed by doctors and surgeons. Hospitals are equally capable of causing harm to patients, many times through negligent policies. When hospitals are dangerously understaffed, doctors, surgeons, nurses and other health care professionals are overworked and more likely to make mistakes. In a 2014 study published… Read more »
Tags: PatientSafety
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Three Horrific Examples of Medical Wrongdoing
Although doctors undergo years of education and training, they are still capable of causing tragic medical mistakes. For many patients who survive, their lives are forever altered. Today we are going to discuss shocking and true stories of medical wrongdoing. The heartbreaking story of a woman can show the horrific burn injuries surgical fires can… Read more »
Tags: Surgery
Posted in Medical Negligence
