2018 Featured News

The Dangers of Opioids & Prescription Painkillers

As one of the most highly prescribed medications throughout the United States, the opioid epidemic is finally being recognized as a serious public problem in cities across the country. Still, doctors ...
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Malpractice That Occurs Daily: Items Left Behind in Surgery

When something as simple as a miscount leaves a sponge inside of a patient after an operation, not only can this leaven patients with debilitating pain, but it can cost a great deal in medical ...
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Dangerous Pharmaceutical Mistakes Revealed by Nursing Homes

A recent investigation into the use of medications and prescription drugs in nursing homes revealed an alarming picture of the pharmaceutical mistakes made by those in charge of care for our seniors. ...
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The Dangers of Distracted Doctoring

Not all cases of medical malpractice are as clear-cut as those that involve claims of negligence or misdiagnosis. Some, in fact, are side-effects of situations which might never have caused a medical ...
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80% of Cerebral Palsy Costs Are Non-Medical

Roughly 10,000 children will develop cerebral palsy this year—statistically, about 8,000 of them already have. Caused by damage to the cerebellum or the basal ganglia (areas of the brain that ...
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Are Scars Medical Malpractice?

Scarring is the body's natural response to a wound that has healed. Scar tissue is literally skin cells made of fibrous tissue that replace normal skin after an injury. Scars are typically the ...
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