Medication errors can be potentially fatal and happen much more frequently than you may think. They may occur due to confusion with similar-sounding medication names, sloppy handwriting, a rushing pharmacist or simple oversight. Often, mistakes produce no side effects...
When you think of surgical procedures, you might think of something that doctors plan with great precision. After all, when you are trusting your life to the hands of a surgeon and their team, you want to be sure that there will be no mistakes. Sadly, even the most...
While people generally think of major surgical errors when they hear the phrase “medical malpractice,” a missed diagnosis or a mistaken diagnosis can prove equally fatal for some patients. Research suggests that every year over 100,000 U.S. patients die or experience...
If you have a major injury or illness, you may have little choice but to visit the hospital. After all, your primary care physician may lack the expertise and equipment necessary to treat you in a non-hospital setting. Unfortunately, though, a hospital visit may also...
School sports are an awarding way for young kids to stay physically healthy and to also learn skills such as teamwork, leadership, responsibility and communication. Unfortunately, they also expose your kids to injuries such as bruised knees or mild concussions.A quick...
The last person you expect to contribute to your health problems is your doctor, but sometimes, it does happen. When a physician makes a mistake that deviates from the normal, expected course of care, and this mistake causes you harm, you may be able to pursue a case...
If you went to the doctor with complaints of symptoms such as fatigue, overall pain and neurological issues such as irritability or memory problems, your doctor may have concluded that you had Lyme disease. Last year, doctors diagnosed about 300,000 people with Lyme...
