Medical Malpractice
Maryland Counties Take Legal Action Against Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors
Several counties in the state of Maryland, including Baltimore City itself, are suing the manufacturers and distributors of powerful drugs used to treat pain. The complaint revolves around the assertion that these companies have contributed significantly to exacerbating the opioid crisis that has ravaged Maryland in particular. The governor has also made it a top…
Read MoreHow is Big Pharma Influencing Your Doctor?
We trust our doctors to make decisions about our health that can have long-lasting consequences. It is reasonable to assume that doctors intend to help and heal people who are sick and wounded. However, after the long and rigorous years of medical school and in many cases accumulated student debt, most doctors also want their…
Read MoreVacuum and Forceps Assisted Delivery and the Risks of Birth Injury
As a woman goes through the labor and delivery process, at times the baby requires a little help to make it through the birth canal. In fact, about three percent of all vaginal deliveries in the U.S. involve some sort of assistance provided to facilitate delivery. A delivery that is excessively prolonged can prove dangerous…
Read MoreEat Dirt: Why Scientists Are Turning to Soil for a Cure to Superbugs
There have been multiple reports over the last few years about humanity’s growing resistance to antibiotics – but that is not entirely accurate. It is not us; it’s the bacteria themselves which have grown resistant to the drugs. This type of evolution is normal, but the overprescribing and misuse of antibiotics has exacerbated the issue.…
Read MoreFailure to Treat Sepsis Can Create Dire Consequences
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that an estimated one in 25 patients admitted to the hospital will acquire an infection during their stay. A person who already has an infection, whether bacterial, viral or fungal, can experience a life-threatening complication called sepsis. Sepsis occurs when an infection that has not…
Read MoreHow Important is the Role of the Expert Witness in a Medical Malpractice Claim?
Medical malpractice claims are complicated. Patients may not always understand what has happened to them, or that they may be entitled to compensation. A medical malpractice case hangs on the ability of the plaintiff to prove a direct line of causation between the physician’s (or other medical professional’s) error and your injury. An effective medical…
Read MoreStolen Pain Pills Are Stealing Patients’ Quality of Life
Stealing patients’ pain medications is something that has gone on for many years, but lately the opioid epidemic has shone a brighter light on the problems of drug diversion. The path to the patient for prescription pain medications is complicated, and the medications pass through many hands before they reach the patient. If a patient…
Read MoreSubstandard Hospice Care Leaves Dying Patients in a Lurch and Family Members Frustrated
Hospice care is palliative. It is reserved for those patients whose end is near, and who wish to spend their final days in comfort – usually at home. While all patients deserve compassion, there is something special about hospice patients, who trust their caregivers to help them in their end stages – and to help…
Read MoreNegligent Doctors Are Not Being Held Accountable for Their Actions
Every state has a state medical board, which oversees the care and conduct of hospitals and doctors. When a doctor’s negligence causes injury or death, the state medical review board reviews the incident, and decides whether to take some form of disciplinary action against the doctor and/or hospital. More often than you think, however, a…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice: Failure to Perform a Timely C-Section
A Cesarean section (C-section) is a major surgery that is commonly performed to deliver a baby when natural childbirth could pose a danger to the child and/or the mother. With thousands of C-sections being performed each day in hospitals around the globe, most are completely routine with a happy mother and a healthy baby, while…
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