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Surgeon Convicted of Felony After Poor Patient Outcomes

A Texas surgeon was recently convicted of a felony charge of injury to an elderly person after his care left a patient in far worse condition than she started. Mary Efurd sought...

Could Your Doctor Find a Gorilla in a Lung?

You’ve heard of finding a needle in a haystack. How about finding a gorilla in a lung? If your doctor can’t do it, it may mean medical malpractice. Harvard researchers...

When Meshes Don’t Mesh

You’ve probably seen ads calling for people who have experienced negative side effects of surgical meshes, due to how widespread and impactful this injury became. These meshes are usually implanted...

The Long Lasting Effects of Birth Trauma

Roughly one out of every 125 babies sustains an injury during birth. And these injuries can have lifelong effects that will impact the child forever. All too often, they are...

Fires and Explosions: How to Cope and Recover

Burns are a leading cause of accidental death; in fact, only car accidents and falls cause more deaths each year. Fires or explosions are tragedies which impact not just individuals,...

Is the Nurse to Blame?

When you think of a medical malpractice lawsuit, most people imagine doctors as the accused party. Doctors prescribing the wrong drug, administering too high of a dosage, misdiagnosing an issue…any...

Minor Concussions & Traumatic Brain Injury

Bumps on the head are usually something we write off, and in many cases, rightly so. But if the person sustaining the injury suffers a loss of consciousness or becomes...

Derivative Emotional Distress Claim Not Allowed Under Med Mal Act

The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that a father may not bring a derivative claim for emotional distress under the Medical Malpractice Act because such a claim is not allowable...

The Great Medical Malpractice Hoax

Don’t Be Fooled – Again Government, AMA Data Shows Many Health Care Problems are Misdiagnosed Make no mistake, there are many problems in today’s health care system, but if you take...

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