Medical Malpractice

You might believe that medical malpractice lawsuits drive up health care costs; however, researchers suggest otherwise.Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers and medical professionals have found that U.S. malpractice verdicts of more than $1 million make up $1.4 billion...

There are many things that can be done in a hospital setting to improve the health of the patients staying there. This is true in Pittsburgh and throughout the nation. Depending on the condition the patient has, medication may be...

Let's pretend that you go to the hospital because you need your appendix taken out. You have an emergency surgery, and you stay a couple of days at the center. Then, as you leave, you begin to experience nausea and...

According to research, one in 20 patients becomes infected at hospitals in the country. As patients check into medical centers with personal ailments, they leave with something more. These hospital-based infections are hard to treat, too.The good news is that...

When assessing a patient and devising a treatment plan, doctors must consider numerous factors. In many cases, doctors are called upon to weigh the risks vs. benefits to a patients and must often make difficult decisions. When a doctor chooses...

Patients at hospitals throughout the nation suffer injuries at the hands of the very individuals charged with improving their health. In many instances the inclination of those involved is to try to hide the infraction that constitutes hospital negligence, particularly...

Situations that could lead to a medical malpractice claim occur much more often than anyone likely wants to think about. In medical facilities throughout the nation, including the Pittsburgh area, mistakes, omissions and outright accidents due to negligence are regularly...

Pregnant women who experience pain or complications require immediate medical attention. Failure to respond accordingly puts not only the health and wellbeing of an expectant mother at risk, but also that of the unborn child. The parents of a baby...

Residents of Pittsburgh may remember the case of a man who was diagnosed with hepatitis C after receiving a kidney from his girlfriend. Neither was informed before the surgery took place that a blood test showed that the donor had...

When a medical emergency presents, doctors and nurses must often make life and death decisions. Years of education, training and experience help prepare doctors to make such critical decisions. In the event a doctor or nurse makes an error in...

In previous posts we have written about the many individuals throughout the nation who contracted hepatitis C, allegedly due to the actions of a lab technician who worked at a series of hospitals around the country, including Exeter. The infection...

In many cases, when a medical emergency presents time is of the essence. In general, patients who suffer heart attacks and strokes that are able to get to a hospital quickly stand a much chance of survival and recovery. However,...