Medical Malpractice

In previous years, hospitals often relied upon handwritten charts while tracking and treating patients. Under a recent federal mandate, however, hospitals are now required to chart patients via electronic means. Today, electronic health records are used to store and track...

For residents of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area it is likely difficult to imagine a time when prescription drugs were not available. While the availability of such medications has dramatically changed the way in which injured or ill individuals are treated,...

Cases in which medical errors result in a patient's death are among some of the most troubling and tragic. This is especially true when the individual impacted is young and has young children. A jury recently awarded the widow of...

Many of the medical errors we write about occur in hospital settings. This is not the only place where medical negligence that leads to an injury could occur however. This is illustrated in the recent jury verdict in favor of...

There is no doubt that the human body is complex. The way in which the nervous, muscular, respiratory, reproductive, circulatory, digestive and skeletal systems work together is incredible. This complexity is why the average individual is forced to rely on...

Individuals who undergo surgical procedures often experience anxiety and fear. Patients may worry about how the procedure will go and whether it will be deemed a success. What many patients don't realize, however, is the great number of potentially dangerous...

Electronic medical records have made a huge impact in the medical profession in Pennsylvania, and beyond, over the course of the past few years. In addition to patient information being available at a keystroke, it is also touted by many...

There are many ways in which a disease could be transferred from one individual to another. The case of the medical technician who spread hepatitis C to patients at hospitals throughout the nation, including the Pittsburgh area, via used syringes...

Many individuals who experience painful or unusual symptoms, seek the advice of a medical professional. In some cases, upon inspecting a patient, a doctor may not be able to readily determine the cause of such symptoms. In such cases, a...

For most people who check into a hospital or go to a clinic for medical care, the amount of time actually spent with doctors is quite small. Instead, in most cases it is nurses or nurse practitioner who take patient...

Individuals who are stricken with a rare condition or illness often have few choices as to where they are able to seek treatment. In many cases, only a few doctors in the state or country may specialize in the treatment...

At the University of Toledo Medical Center in Ohio, a hospital employee has admitted to throwing away a kidney that was going to be used as a transplant. Despite the nurse's grave error, UTMC is asking the Ohio state court...