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• July 12, 2022

  Wrong-Site Surgery Still Happens In The US

  Surgeons and their teams must take all necessary precautions to avoid accidentally harming patients in their care or leaving them vulnerable to injury or infection. This can require carefully following detailed procedures. Failure to do so may result in harm. Surgical malpractice can even cause a patient’s death. Surgical errors may occur for a variety of reasons. Often, they happen...

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• June 28, 2022

  3 Alarming Facts About Medical Errors in the US

  Physicians and other healthcare professionals are held to very high professional standards. This is as it should be. Doctors have the opportunity to play a critical role in the lives of their patients. Unfortunately, that means that they also have the power to do harm or allow harm to befall a patient if they are negligent. This guide is not...

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• June 14, 2022

  Common Forms of Emergency Room Malpractice

  We visit the emergency room because we need urgent medical attention. When heading to the emergency room, we expect to receive the treatment we need. We do not expect to be harmed as a result of negligence or malpractice. Unfortunately, physicians and other healthcare professionals can make mistakes in an emergency room setting. In some instances, these mistakes are understandable....

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• May 26, 2022

  The Relationship Between Doctor Fatigue & Medical Malpractice

  Treating patients and performing any of the numerous other tasks involved in being a medical professional can be demanding both physically and mentally. To ensure patient safety, it is critical that health care workers get proper rest. Sadly, it is not uncommon for medical professionals to be fatigued at work. This can result in errors that may have serious consequences...

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• May 10, 2022

  Doctors May Be Intoxicated More Often Than Patients Realize

  Performing surgery, diagnosing conditions, prescribing medications, and performing virtually any other type of complex medical task requires attention and vigilance. If a physician is not in peak mental condition, they can potentially make errors that can cause serious harm or even death to patients.  Naturally, it is absolutely unacceptable for a doctor or other such health care worker to be...

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• April 27, 2022

  Report Indicates Poor Staffing Results in Abuse & Neglect at NC Nursing Home

  Nursing home abuse takes many forms. Unfortunately, instances of nursing home abuse also remain fairly common throughout the country. Just as nursing home abuse can involve various types of behaviors and neglect, nursing home abuse can also occur for many reasons. The residents of nursing homes tend to be members of a vulnerable demographic. Their ability to defend themselves against...

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• April 12, 2022

  Teen Creates Program to Guard Against Surgical Errors

  Surgical errors can have devastating consequences. Pravalika Gayatri Putalapattus, a seventeen-year-old high school student from Virginia, knows this all too well. In 2016, her cousin Sirisha underwent brain surgery in India. The purpose of the surgery was to remove a cancerous tumor. Sadly, a surgical error during the procedure resulted in Sirisha’s death. Pravalika’s initial reaction to her cousin’s passing...

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• March 24, 2022

  How Some People Pay with Their Lives After a Case of SurgiCenter Malpractice

  Surgical centers and healthcare facilities are essential to public health. People all across the country and the state of Pennsylvania rely on surgical procedures to bring their lives back to normal. Thus, such a facility is incredibly important to citizens’ health and must be properly maintained to the best of their ability. Amongst all of the issues already present in...

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• March 8, 2022

  Blood Thinner and Drug Malpractice – The Rundown

  Healthcare facilities are ripe with important operations, including everything from surgeries to mental health psychiatric assistance. There are, therefore, many different mechanisms that healthcare facilities have in place to improve overall public health. However, such environments may oftentimes have certain complications and mishaps that occur within their walls. Many Philadelphia firms such as The Weitz Firm, LLC have seen repeated...

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• February 24, 2022

  Recent Court Decision Would Redefine the Meaning of “Cause of Death”

  Currently, in Pennsylvania, there is no exact definition of the term “cause of death.” Lawmakers and medical professionals have come to a common understanding of what is meant by “cause of death.” Typically, this refers to what is written on the death certificate. However, recently courts have found the term to be broad and ambiguous.  The ambiguity of the term...

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