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When you hear the term medical malpractice, you probably envision a surgeon making a harmful mistake during a procedure. However, medical malpractice applies to other fields of health care as well. For example, if your dentist causes you harm, he or she is also...
Most individuals haven’t heard of the “never events'' concept until one of these unfortunate situations happens to them. This terminology refers to instances in which a medical provider performs the wrong procedure or does surgery on the wrong body part or patient....
Physicians prescribing medications owe a duty of care to monitor their patients for adverse drug effects. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion notes that certain medications may result in preventable injuries. The harm could come from diagnostic...
The John Hopkins University estimates that around 250,000 people die each year due to medical practitioners’ or facilities' mistakes. It means medical errors are responsible for more Americans' deaths than any other single cause except heart disease and cancer. For...
Getting sepsis while in a hospital can have serious consequences. If it develops into severe sepsis, you have about a one in three chance of dying. If you survive, there is a high chance you will suffer long-term consequences. What is sepsis? When you get an...
Like any other operation, many dangers come with someone undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery. Some of the more common ones associated with this procedure include blood loss, spinal fluid leaks, a loss of acuity of your senses and visual problems. While some of these...
When patients think about medical procedures that have poor outcomes, they often think about surgical ones that happen in a hospital. The truth is that things can just as quickly go wrong in your dentist's chair as well. A 2015 U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics report...
Any medical procedure can have unexpected complications. However, some medical procedures are riskier than others. One of the more risky procedures is gastric bypass surgery. Patients often undergo this operation in hopes that it will aid in their struggle with...
Drug interactions can be hazardous to your health and even result in your death. It's a doctor's responsibility to take a complete and thorough medical history to avoid you taking a potentially deadly combination of drugs. Individual drugs by themselves may be...
Doctors and other medical providers make mistakes virtually every day when treating patients. While many of the errors that they make are unavoidable, countless others are entirely preventable. When it comes to the practice of pediatrics, diagnostic errors are the...