Medical & Hospital Malpractice

The grades are in and it appears there are plenty of hospitals that, when it comes to preventing serious medical errors, have…

Because of the coronavirus, elective surgeries in many St. Louis hospitals are on hold.  But some surgeries can’t wait.  What are the…

Hospital intensive care units provide the best, most sophisticated care for patients enduring the most serious medical conditions.  But a respected medical…

Dangerous medical errors are estimated to be responsible for the death of 250,000 U.S. patients every year. Medication errors represent a common…

When hospital administrators and safety officials search for bacteria that cause dangerous hospital-acquired infections, they should be sure to look down around…

Leaving a surgical tool or some other object in the patient following an operation is a serious surgical error that should never…

The dramatic changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are numerous and exhaustive, felt by virtually all Americans.  It has even fueled…

Traumatic brain injuries are among the most catastrophic injuries a person can suffer.  New evidence shows even mild brain injuries may pose…

There’s one way for medical professionals to better prevent making serious errors during surgery: just follow the checklists. Surgical errors happen far…

While medical professionals work diligently treating COVID-19 patients, there is another threat – misdiagnosing the potentially fatal virus. A medical misdiagnosis is…