Category: Medical Malpractice

You want the physician treating you to show care, intelligence, and ability; and to know, without doubt, that any treatment you receive, whether surgery or stitches, is going to be provided by a healthcare worker who is qualified and excels at their job. There are ways to research and identify physicians who are capable of…

Asking a system that does not function well in ordinary times to protect our health during extraordinary times only serves to shine an even brighter light into the cracks of the United States’ Healthcare System. The COVID-19 epidemic has uncovered deficits in the healthcare system, many of which were obvious long before the outbreak, but…

No human leaves this life unscathed: stubbed toes, broken arms, sports injuries, car accidents, illness, childbirth, cancer—many of the most profound human experiences are rounded out with pain. But humans are resilient, and over time, more and more effective ways to treat pain have been developed. So today, for many people, modern medicine stands between…

The cornerstone of the healthcare system should be trust. The expectation should be that when you go into the hospital, you will be given the very best care regardless of who you are, what your gender or race is, or what beliefs you hold. But in truth, Black babies are dying at twice the average…

When a country faces a pandemic, public health depends upon the quick and effective ability of local health officials and public leaders to follow pandemic prevention standards. These standards are ever evolving, but have been established after years of research. During the last century there have been five influenza outbreaks, alone, and each one has…

Mankind is a long way from winning the fight against viral infection. In fact, it’s arguably a battle we won’t ever win, rather one that we will continue to revisit over and over again as new strains of known viruses arise. In recent decades, several viruses have jumped from animals to humans creating new strains,…

Even before the COVID 19 outbreak in the spring of 2020, telehealth services were evolving and expanding rapidly. An American Well Survey in April of 2019, found that one in five physicians use telehealth to care for patients, and half of those who don’t currently use telehealth say it’s likely or very likely they’ll start…

The inability to breathe can be terrifying and lead to lasting damage, in fact a human can only survive around two minutes without oxygen before permanent damage is likely to occur. One of the most serious  symptoms of an acute respiratory infection is restricted breathing – making respiratory illness an especially dangerous condition. In the…

Millions of people require life saving procedures each year in the United States. When going in for surgery, it is a given that someone in the operating room is going to make a wisecrack about writing “operate here” on the patient.  But wrong site, wrong side surgery is no joke, as wrong-site surgeries occur between…

When deciding to pursue a medical malpractice claim, your attorney will use various terms you are most likely not familiar with. It is beneficial for you, as the client, to understand what these specific legal terms are, what they mean, and how they may apply to your case.   Medical malpractice and negligence are synonymous…