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Best and Worst NYC Hospitals For Medical Malpractice
April 5, 2022
Best and Worst NYC Hospitals For Medical Malpractice Medical malpractice occurs more often than you realize. It is the third leading cause of death in the United States and kills more people than any other cause of death, excluding cancer and heart disease. Roughly 250,000 people lose their lives each year due to a doctor’s or hospital’s negligence. Typically, this happens in numerous […]
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What Is A Concussion
November 17, 2021
What Is A Concussion The Oxford dictionary defines a concussion as “temporary unconsciousness or confusion caused by a blow to the head.” It demonstrates its use in a sentence by referencing something no “more serious than a mild concussion.” Many who frequently deal with concussions, also called mild traumatic brain injuries, and their complications will likely reject that casual […]
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Types of Brain Injury: All You Should Know
October 29, 2021
Types of Brain Injury: All You Should Know There are two basic types of brain injuries. A brain injury may be a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or an acquired brain injury (ABI). Because of recent news stories relating to athletic injuries, traumatic brain injuries are probably more familiar to most of us. Here’s a closer look at the two types of injuries. Traumatic […]
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Definition of Medical Malpractice
October 6, 2021
Definition of Medical Malpractice In general, medical malpractice is an act or omission that a physician commits during the treatment of a patient, such that the act deviates from accepted practice norms in the medical community and causes injury to the patient. is a subset of tort law and deals specifically with professional negligence. Elements of Medical Malpractice Case […]
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Can You Recover Compensation From Medical Errors?
September 6, 2021
Can You Recover Compensation From Medical Errors? Despite everything you see on television, doctors and other medical personnel are human and sometimes make mistakes. When the mistakes reach a certain severity level, legal professionals call these mistakes medical errors or malpractice. According to a Johns Hopkins study, medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. Typical […]
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When Birth Injuries Become a Question of Justice
April 29, 2019
When Birth Injuries Become a Question of Justice Life does not get started off on the right foot when a child is injured at birth. These are unquestionably among the most tragic and emotionally draining cases in personal injury law. Dealing with the aftermath of a birth injury is physically, mentally, and financially draining for families involved, leaving many to ask the question: […]
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Doctor Misdiagnosed Pneumonia
November 16, 2017
Doctor Misdiagnosed Pneumonia A 34-year-old mother of three died from pneumonia that was not diagnosed until she was too sick to be saved. She made three visits to an emergency room over four days with “flu-like symptoms,” but was sent home the first two times. On the third visit, she was admitted to the hospital and treatment for […]
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Pharmaceutical, Drug and Prescription Errors Attorney
August 12, 2017
Pharmaceutical, Drug and Prescription Errors Attorney Prescription medications save lives every day, but they also can be extremely dangerous when prescribed or administered incorrectly. Pharmaceutical errors are a form of medical malpractice that occurs frequently and that can have tragic results. If you’ve suffered an injury or other harm due to an error with prescription medications, you may be entitled to […]
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Negligent Treatment of a Disease by a Doctor
August 11, 2017
Negligent Treatment of a Disease by a Doctor More than 250,000 people in the United States die each year as a result of medical errors (source). A study conducted by Johns Hopkins lists medical errors as the third leading killer in the U.S., ranking behind heart disease and cancer. Medical errors include undetected complications from surgery, mistakes in medications or dosages given to […]
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What Does it Take to Win a Medical Malpractice Case?
August 30, 2016
What Does it Take to Win a Medical Malpractice Case? When you visit a doctor’s office or become a patient in a hospital, you expect to get better. It’s reasonable to believe that medical staff will give you the right medications and provide treatment that meets standard protocols. But as many patients have found, exceptional care is not a given. In some cases, medical professionals […]
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