Medical Malpractice

The debate whether pregnant women should or should not take antidepressants continues to rage unabated. There are medical experts on both sides of this contentious issue. However, a new study may change some experts' minds and certainly ease the burden...

Hospitals exist to serve the health care needs of their patients. While the majority of hospitals are run by conscientious and well-intentioned individuals, some hospital officials are guilty of putting profits before patients. Such is the claim by one former...

Many Pennsylvania parents know how hard it is to see their own child go through labor. When everything does not go smoothly, it can be even more trying. In one case, a girl had complications during her labor and received...

In recent years, reports of growing concern over preventable medical mistakes have lead to regulatory changes. One popular method widely believed to be effective in preventing medical errors is the use of electronic medical records. As hospitals and medical facilities...

Individuals who suffer brain injuries often experience permanent and life-altering side effects. Brain injuries can negatively impact an individual's life in a many ways and severely impede their ability to enjoy life. A woman recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit...

Most people do not decide to undergo surgery unless there is a benefit. There is good reason for this. In addition to normal risks to one's health that are present, actions on the part of the individuals involved in the...

The Ohio Department of Health reported that the Heath Nursing Care Center has 18 deficiencies at the facility. The severity of the deficiencies suggested that no patients were in harm's way, but could be if the problems are not fixed....

Most individuals in the Pittsburgh area have at one point or another found themselves taking a prescribed medication to deal with an ailment. Those individuals are undoubtedly aware of just how beneficial such medications can be--that is, assuming that the...

Each day women all over the country, including the state of Pennsylvania give birth to babies. While many of these pregnancies and deliveries go according to plan, according to a recent study, medical providers throughout the nation have reported an...

In our previous post we wrote about potential dangers associated with a young surgeon performing surgical procedures. In this post we explore the opposite end of the spectrum, doctors who due to ailments that accompany growing older should not continue...

Most Ohio residents have heard horror stories related to inexcusable surgical and medical errors. Surgeons operating on the wrong patient or body part, medical tools left inside a patient's body or vital organs thrown out prior to a procedure. These...

For many residents of the Pittsburgh area the thought of having to undergo a surgery is a scary prospect. There is good reason for that fear as a multitude of things can go wrong in even the most routine procedures....