How Many People Die From Medical Malpractice?

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  November 30, 2018

  How Many People Die From Medical Malpractice?

  When seeking medical care, you expect to trust your healthcare provider to know what they’re doing and not make any mistakes. You may be surprised to know, then, that according to a study conducted by researchers from John Hopkins Medicine, medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States, coming in after only heart disease and...

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  November 17, 2018

  Pennsylvania Hospital Notifies Patients Of Medical Error

  Earlier this month, we learned that a hospital in Pennsylvania began notifying patients that they had made mistakes with up to 211 patients dating back to last year. The news comes from across the state, in New Castle, but we think it is important to bring you the story because of the prevalence of medical mistakes in Pennsylvania and across...

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  November 16, 2018

  Voters Care About Healthcare, But Not Medical Mistakes?

  According to a recent Forbes article, more than 500 people probably died on Election Day due to medical mistakes. Before you start wondering if that is just something that happens on Election Day, no. That happens every day. Medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death in this country and, killing upwards of 250,000 people a year. How, in...

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  November 10, 2018

  When the Emergency Room Wait Leads to Death

  Emergency rooms are open 24 hours a day because illnesses and injuries are not limited to occurring on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm when doctors' offices are open. People visiting the emergency room are either there because they sustained severe injuries that could only be treated in a hospital or because the illness or injuries...

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