Being harmed by a medical professional or surgeon simplifies your job in pointing out who is responsible in a case of medical malpractice. However, things get more complicated when your injuries are the fault of a surgical robot. Though technological advances create...
While you may prepare for surgery, you may not prepare for extended issues with complications from the surgery itself. If you notice your health is declining in the time after a procedure and you experienced a form of malpractice, you may want to know why it happened....
Almost 75% of the population in the United States is overweight or obese. Despite this number, many medical professionals have a bias against overweight and obese people which could lead to a missed or misdiagnosis. What can patients do to protect themselves? Bias...
As you start to take your prescribed medicine, you may notice odd symptoms. When nothing else seems to explain why this pain is happening, you may realize that a medication error led to this problem. Doctors can make mistakes, and learning about why prescription...
In the time after major surgery or another medical operation, you may begin to notice some aches and pains that you did not have before. When dealing with a spinal cord injury, knowing the signs of this issue can help you figure out what steps to take next. It can...
To collect blood or administer medication and fluids, doctors must occasionally place central venous catheters, also known as central lines. Although an important part of the health care process for some, central lines sometimes allow germs into the bloodstream, which...
Errors regarding medication are common, and they can result in serious consequences for the patient. In fact, medication errors cause hundreds of thousands of adverse reactions and thousands of patient deaths each year. All medication errors are preventable, and there...
Humans make mistakes, and since medical professionals are humans, they may do so as well. However, medical errors may prove life-threatening to you or someone you love. Some errors are innocent oversights, while others rise to malpractice. How can you tell the...
Regarding any illness, early detection is important. However, early detection of cancer is crucial to prevent it from getting worse or spreading to other areas of the body. Unfortunately, medical doctors misdiagnose cancer regularly. Certain cancers have misdiagnoses...
If you believe you have suffered malpractice, there is a time limit regarding how long you have to file a claim. The length of time depends on the date of the mistake and when you discovered the mistake. How much time do you have to file a claim? In North Carolina,...
