Medical & Hospital Malpractice

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…

The COVID-19 pandemic is a healthcare crisis of unimaginable scope, but some good may come from these difficult times.  One example may…

When it comes to providing quality healthcare and keeping patients safe from serious medical errors, bigger is not necessarily better. As with…

As many as 400,000 patients are harmed because of surgical errors every year.  And those mistakes made during surgery are preventable, according…

According to research released last month, as many as one out of every four patients suffer from a medical error every year….

Physicians who show signs of depression – regardless of their experience or lack of – are more likely to make mistakes during…