Medical Malpractice

As more people gain weight, more become interested in losing extra pounds without dieting or a physical exercise regimen. For the past 25 years, liposuction has become a popular procedure to extract pounds. However, the number of surgical errors is...

Patients who have been subject to medical errors may be left with serious and permanent injuries. While some medical errors are obvious and immediately reported while a patient is still admitted at a hospital or medical clinic, others aren't apparent...

We all know that medical errors occur in hospitals in Ohio and throughout the country. Just two days ago we wrote about the terrible incident in which an Ohio nurse accidently threw away a donor kidney. These are the kinds...

When a person is in need of a life-saving organ transplant, they sometimes wait years for a donor match. If a patient's doctor manages to line up a viable organ, then that news is undoubtedly met with jubilation. As we...

Regular readers of this blog are well aware that medical errors are an all too common occurrence in hospitals and other medical facilities throughout the nation. This is true in every state of the union including Pennsylvania. In an effort...

When a medical emergency presents itself, time is of the essence. Medical personnel must make decisions related to an individual's health that can literally mean the difference between life and death. The family of a 24-year-old woman who was nine...

The National Institutes of Health is still not required to report hospital-borne infections to states. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, continues to monitor and try to control deadly outbreaks. Yet, hospital negligence continues to occur in Pennsylvania...

Each year, an estimated 7,000 Americans die as a result of medication errors. While most hospitals currently have several methods to safeguard against the wrong or incorrect dosage of medication being administered, errors still occur with far too much frequency....

When ill or injured patients who seek medical attention rightfully expect doctors and hospital staff will provide proper medical care. Ultimately, it is the hospital's responsibility to ensure their medical staff follow protocol and provide optimal patient care. Hospital negligence...

Think about plane crashes for a moment. Even minor ones, with minimal injuries and no fatalities, generate headlines and thorough federal safety investigations. Most often, valuable information is uncovered and air travel becomes ever more safe.Unfortunately in Pennsylvania and across...

We've likely all seen a movie or read a book in which the outbreak of some deadly disease ends up wiping out the population of a whole city. In reality, when an outbreak of some form of deadly disease or...

An attorney representing 169 people, including 11 former Exeter patients who have tested positive for the Hepatitis C virus, said "although most of his clients tested negative for hepatitis C, they still had to endure a gut-wrenching period of time...