Medical Malpractice

Hospitals and medical facilities have a tremendous responsibility in ensuring for the proper medical care and safety of patients. While much is written about hospital negligence in regard to staffing or procedural errors, little is written about other potentially dangerous...

Heartburn and acid reflux are relatively common in Pennsylvania patients, and many times they are a sign of GERD, a condition where stomach contents leak backward from the stomach to the esophagus. In some cases this can lead to Barret's...

While highly skilled and experienced, doctors and nurses are not infallible. They have days when they are tired or don't feel well and may make mistakes. Unfortunately when a doctor or nurse makes an error, that error can result in...

While having a baby is a miraculous and joyful event, it's certainly not without its risks. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pregnancy-related injuries have surged by 75 percent during the last decade. While hospitals...

One of the biggest concerns in Pennsylvania hospitals is how to keep patients from falling, and one of the most common ways hospitals attempt to protect patients is through bed alarms. However, a recent 18 month long university study revealed...

Duke University published an in depth study in 2006 in the Quality and Safety in Healthcare journal. The research found that surgeries begun between 3 and 4 PM displayed an alarmingly high rate of patient "nausea, vomiting and postoperative pain."...

While every surgery presents some risk, there are some operations that are so routine that success is expected the majority of the time. But too much confidence can lead to surgical errors like the one that happened to one Pennsylvania...

There is an investigation taking place in a Pittsburgh VA Hospital pertaining to Legionnaire's disease. Officials are currently looking into the disease. They are reporting that the water at University Drive Hospital is now back to normal and clear of...

Persistent injuries that appear fairly benign may in fact stem from very serious underlying health problems. Such was the case when a 21-year-old man sought treatment for a knee injury and ended up dying. The young man's parents have filed...

What starts as a simple infection, can quickly lead to much more serious injury or even death. This is the opinion of several medical researchers who warn that the spread of a deadly and drug-resistant bacteria known as Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae,...

Today medical advances have made the birth of a baby a fairly regular medical procedure. Monitoring devices enable doctors and nurses to detect potential abnormalities as they occur and respond accordingly. When doctors fail to monitor these vital signs, however,...

Are doctors responsible, or negligent, for prescribing large quantities of medication for patients in need? A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by a suicide victim's twin sister will address this issue. While this is not a Pennsylvania case, the...