Living in a nursing home is a challenge because you have to count on other people to take care of some of your basic needs. While many workers in nursing homes care about the residents and take pride in making sure they’re healthy, there are others who harm...
If you’re going to have surgery or know someone else who is seeking medical treatment, one thing to learn about before you go is the risk of never events. Never events are serious adverse events that happen due to human error. For example, prescription errors,...
There are a lot of different reasons that medical mistakes happen, from doctors being incompetent to medical professionals rushing through a procedure. But, in many cases, researchers have found that miscommunication errors are the main problem. For example, this has...
Car crashes occur every day in Michigan, and the vast majority of them are preventable. It is quite frequently bad decision-making by one of the drivers involved that causes a car crash, rather than winter weather or the questionable condition of certain Michigan...
It’s clear that a missed diagnosis can be fatal. If doctors don't understand that something is wrong, the person simply doesn't get the treatment they need. You can see this when someone is having a heart attack, but the doctor just tells them they seem a bit stressed...
When you visit the hospital for a surgical procedure, you expect a certain standard of care before, during and after the operation. While most surgeries end up without any issues, it is not always the case. Mistakes or negligence by the operating team can lead to...
Most everyone has suffered from back pain at one time or another. We overdo working in the yard or we lift something a bit too heavy. When back pain is severe enough to warrant a trip to a physician’s office, urgent care clinic or emergency room, though it should be...
If you have a loved one with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, you may have heard the term “elopement.” If a family member is in a nursing home, memory care facility or another type of long-term care environment, it’s crucial to know exactly what protocols they...
Heart attacks in women are commonly misdiagnosed, a mistake that can prove fatal. There are instances in which women are sent home by their doctors when they really needed emergency care, but the doctors just didn't think they were having a heart attack. There are a...
If your surgery or medical treatment outcome isn’t what you expected, you may wonder what legal options you have. Sometimes, doctors and other healthcare professionals will be unable to fix the issue or “make it right.” In some situations, it’s possible for a victim...
