Tag Archive for: medical malpractice
Medical Malpractice Attorney | Can You Sue A Doctor For Lying?
Medical Malpractice Attorney | Can You Sue A Doctor For Lying?
Medical Malpractice Attorney. We trust our doctors with our lives. And while part of that trust is in their medical expertise, all the technical skill in the world doesn't mean…
Personal Injury Lawyer | Top 5 Plastic Surgery Risks
Personal Injury Lawyer | Top 5 Plastic Surgery Risks
Personal Injury Lawyer . Around 15 million people get some form of plastic surgery every year. And while everyone’s reason for cosmetic surgery may differ, many of the health risks involved…
Personal Injury Lawyer | Can I Sue for an Infected Scope?
Personal Injury Lawyer | Can I Sue for Injury From an Infected Scope?
Personal Injury Lawyer . In recent years, there has been growing awareness of deadly infections associated with the use of gastrointestinal scopes that cannot be cleaned…
Prescription Misfills, Pharmacy Malpractice and Personal Injury
If you have been the victim of pharmacy malpractice, you will need to have a personal injury attorney review your case. The pharmacist may not be the only one responsible. Gone are the days of small personally owned pharmacies. These are the…
Birth Injury: Conditions and Causes
Having you newborn sustain a birth injury is a terrible experience especially if it was preventable. While not all birth injuries stem from medical malpractice and negligence, unfortunately, a majority of injuries could have been prevented…
Medical University Hospital and over 10 other SC hospitals face penalty after medical mistakes.
13 SC hospitals are being penalized by federal medicare program for making too many avoidable mistakes that could have harmed patients. Such mistakes as catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central-line bloodstream infections…
What is VIP Syndrome, and how it may have lead to Joan Rivers death.
As F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” It is an observation that holds true, apparently, even in the operating room.
The treatment of Joan Rivers at a Manhattan endoscopy…
Joan River’s Doctor’s Office Under Investigation.
The clinic where Joan Rivers was undergoing a procedure prior to her hospitalization is now under investigation. The New York State Health Department told ABC News that it has opened a "full investigation" into Yorkville Endoscopy…
Is a Misdiagnosis Considered Medical Malpractice?
When we seek medical advice, we rely on our doctor or healthcare
provider to make the correct diagnosis.
This is not always the case. About 155 per 1,000 hospitalized patients
are not diagnosed and treated timely, according to HealthGrades. Medical…
Doctors performing unnecessary knee surgeries?
from CBSNews.com More than one-third of total knee replacements performed in the U.S. were deemed "inappropriate" in a new study that used a patient classification system to weigh the risks and benefits. The study,…
Does South Carolina have a Medical Malpractice damages cap?
Question: Does South Carolina use a medical malpractice damages cap? Answer:
Yes. Like many states, South Carolina has a statute on the books that places a limit or “cap” on the…