Medical & Hospital Malpractice

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…

Most hospitals, at one time or another, have become overwhelmed during the COVID-19 pandemic.  An influx of coronavirus patients can strain not…

As COVID-19 infections surged in March, hospitals shifted the bulk of their resources to treating infected patients.  Most surgeries were delayed or…

Medical errors are estimated to be the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind only heart disease and cancer. …

Mistakes made in administrating medications are often serious, especially when those mistakes are made with expectant mothers. A study published earlier this…

Some estimates say that as many as 15% of all medical diagnoses are incorrect.  Now a new study concludes that certain serious…

It’s a decidedly mixed bag for patient safety in St. Louis-area hospitals. As preventable medical errors are estimated to be the third…

A medical malpractice insurance company recently published a study of medical malpractice lawsuits over anesthesiologists’ mistakes.  It’s a follow-up to a previous…