Medical & Hospital Malpractice

Fires that seriously burn or kill surgical patients can and do break out in operating rooms. This preventable medical error happens more…

There is a plan to address the nation’s deadly opioid crisis.  However, it appears that a significant number of medical professionals are…

The rate of drug errors for pediatric hospital patients is much higher than for adult hospital patients.  There is now a plan…

In their attempts to be more cost efficient and boost their bottom lines, hospitals also may endanger their patients. Corporations often merge…

Problems with electronic health records – both in their design and how healthcare providers use them – can lead to serious medical…

Medical errors reportedly are the third largest cause of death in the United States.  According to a leading medical research organization, a…

If all U.S. hospitals followed the same safety procedures as the nation’s elite healthcare facilities, more than 100,000 hospital patient deaths would…

The nation’s growing opioid abuse crisis has been well documented.  As one response, the federal government recently published an educational guide for…

Those who suffer from depression know just how damaging the condition can be in all aspects of daily life, from personal relationships…

According to media reports, four out of every 10 nursing homes across the country were charged with at least one serious patient…