Are Electronic Prescriptions Really Safer?
How many times have you been handed a slip for a prescription by your doctor, looked at it, and had a hard time reading the doctor’s handwriting? Millions of people have had this exact experience and being a pharmacist doesn’t necessarily make it easier to read those prescription slips. Pharmacists incorrectly reading a prescription slip
- Published in Medical Malpractice
C-Sections and the Risk of Birth Injuries
Cesarean section deliveries are very common in the United States. According to the CDC, nearly 32% of all deliveries in 2016 were made via Cesarean and they can occur for a very wide range of reasons. Some mothers choose to give birth with a C-section, but in many cases, they’re the result of problems like
- Published in Birth Trauma, Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice: Inadequate Staffing in Nursing Homes
- Published in Medical Malpractice
Most Common Types of Surgical Errors
All surgical procedures come with the risk of mistakes. Even if you’re going in for a relatively simple, routine procedure, there are a lot of things that can go wrong. When people see doctors, they trust that the doctor will use their expertise to help them feel better, not worse. But doctors are human and,
- Published in Medical Malpractice
Negligence in Healthcare: Medical Lab Results Mistakes
Medical errors are considered the third leading cause of death in the United States and there are a lot of different ways those mistakes can happen. Doctors can make mistakes during procedures or a nurse might administer an incorrect dosage of a medication. Mistakes involving lab test results are another very common issue. It’s estimated
- Published in Medical Malpractice
What You Need to Know About Medical Malpractice & VA Hospitals
- Published in Medical Malpractice
What a Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Means for Patients
It’s not always easy to correctly diagnose an illness or medical condition right away. Symptoms can often be linked to many different conditions so doctors use a process known as differential diagnosis to work their way through a list of possible illnesses by doing things like ordering medical testing, learning more about a patient’s symptoms
- Published in Medical Malpractice
The Vanderbilt Amnihook Infant Injury Case and the Risks of Injury with Induced Labor
Every type of medical procedure comes with its own benefits and risks and amniotomy, or artificially rupturing the amniotic sac surrounding a baby, is just one of them. Amniotomy is commonly used if a mother is overdue and her water hasn’t broken yet, to allow for fetal monitoring, or to test the color of the
- Published in Medical Malpractice
Jaundice & Kernicterus Linked to Newborn Brain Damage
Newborns very often have at least one type of medical condition shortly after birth, such as jaundice. Jaundice is one of the most common types of health conditions that occurs in newborns, affecting about 60% of all newborns, according to the March of Dimes. What is Newborn Jaundice? Jaundice occurs when an infant has a
- Published in Birth Trauma, Medical Malpractice
How Nurse-Patient Ratio Impacts Patient Care
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