The Terrifying Effects of Off-Label Use: What Patients Should Know
When patients receive prescriptions from their doctors, there should be an expectation their medications are safe to use. Unfortunately, off-label uses for medications are becoming increasingly popular, jeopardizing the safety of patients. Some patients will deliver children with birth defects and others will suffer severe allergic reactions. In worse case scenarios, patients will lose their… Read more »
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Posted in Medication Errors
Hospital Nightmares: Patients Disfigured by Plastic Surgery Operations
Not all victims of surgical mistakes die, and some patients can live with the horrifying consequences for the rest of their lives. For example, a 55-year-old formerly morbidly obese woman underwent two procedures to remove excess skin so she could appear slimmer. Unfortunately, her doctor made several mistakes during the surgery. The woman is still… Read more »
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Posted in Surgical Errors
Hospital Nightmares: The Worst Types of Surgery Errors
A Boston man is accusing a local hospital of causing his wife’s cancer to spread throughout her abdomen. In an interview with the local press, the husband argued doctors accidently operated on what they thought was a benign tumor. It turns out the tumor was not benign, and after the operation, the cancer spread throughout… Read more »
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Posted in Medical Malpractice
New Report Reveals Horrifying Dangers to Patients During Surgery
A report released in the October edition of Anesthesiology claims medication errors are extremely common during surgical procedures. According to data, which was compiled by Harvard researchers, medication errors occur in half of all procedures. One-third of these mistakes caused harm to patients and 80 percent were preventable. Researchers analyzed more than 275 surgeries at… Read more »
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Posted in Medical Malpractice
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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Posted in Medical Malpractice
