Last week, a judge awarded $4.2 million dollars to a woman in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The woman, who is now in her twenties, required a kidney transplant almost a decade ago after her doctors failed to diagnose her kidney failure as a child.The plaintiff began...
Medical Malpractice
Early discharge from the hospital is a complex matter
Being admitted into the hospital means that you have something going on that's serious enough to require intensive treatment or monitoring. Even if you are admitted to have a baby, you and the newborn still need to be monitored to ensure nothing is going wrong....
Beware of toxic agents used in MRIs
When most of us go to the doctor or to the hospital for routine procedures, we want to be able to trust the medical professionals working with us to be cautious, to use the right techniques and to avoid using methods and materials that are inherently dangerous. For...
$130 Million Won For Cerebral Palsy Victim
It is always tragic when a child is discovered to have cerebral palsy. Although the parents' love for their child doesn't change, the fact of the challenges to come in the family's future is unmistakable.The challenges of cerebral palsy are all the more tragic when...
DaVita dialysis center kills three patients
Kidney disease is an increasingly common medical condition. In the majority of cases, doctors advise patients suffering from this disease to begin a dialysis regimen. Patients must regularly visit a dialysis clinic to undergo a blood filtration process that removes...
Robotics in the medical field are beneficial but still risky
Many surgeries use machines to assist the surgeons who are performing the procedure. While this is a good thing in most instances since machines aren't as likely to make mistakes as humans, there is still a chance that errors will be made.One thing that patients must...
Teen accuses Mayo Clinic of ‘medical kidnapping’
In December of 2016, doctors determined that 18-year-old Alyssa Gilderhus had a ruptured brain aneurysm. When surgeons at a local hospital said her chances of survival were slim, Alyssa’s parents knew they needed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. After eight...
Infection transmission prevention mistakes: A common thing at hospitals?
Among the care commonly provided at hospitals is infection care. When hospital staff are caring for patients that have or show signs of having an infection that transmits by contact, there can be risks of the infection spreading. This is why it is so important for...
Laser hair removal: risks and safety precautions
Contending with unwanted body hair is a nuisance. Shaving every day is time consuming, and waxing is painful. Maybe you're considering laser hair removal--the latest solution to getting rid of body hair for good.Laser hair removal has been around for a while, but the...
Standard of care isn’t universal in all cases
The standard of care is used in legal claims to determine whether a patient experienced medical malpractice. If a doctor fails to treat a patient with the standard level of care, he or she is responsible for the resulting injury to the patient. Until a person is...