A young doctor, fresh out of medical school, is perhaps the last person whom one would suspect of becoming a victim of medical malpractice. The average person might think that a doctor would receive special attention when he or she falls ill. This appears to have not been the case when a newly graduated doctor visited her local emergency room in another state. New York residents who feel that they or a family member has been a victim of medical malpractice may want to follow the outcome of this recently filed lawsuit.
H.I.V. test samples mixed, patients given incorrect information
It is true that medical research has come a long way in understanding the H.I.V. virus and finding ways to manage AIDS. Although individuals are able to live for years with H.I.V. before it might develop into AIDS, there is no doubt that it is still an incredibly dangerous virus.
Patient care different across New England based on doc preference
Dartmouth researchers recently conducted a study across three New England states. The researchers found that patient care varied greatly in pediatric patients for similar issues. The care that patients received was often determined by a doctors preference, and not entirely on the needs of the patient. Patients in some geographic areas had more emergency room visits than others. Some had their tonsils taken out more frequently, and there was a large variance across the region in how tests were conducted.
Lawsuit filed against New York hospital after patient loses legs
A New York woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Winthrop University Hospital after suffering serious complications from blood poisoning and gangrene. The lawsuit claims that the surgeon made a mistake while trying to remove an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in the patient losing her legs and suffer from hearing loss.
Diagnostic errors leading cause of medical malpractice claims
When you go to the hospital and have numerous tests done, you expect the doctor to find out what's wrong with you and treat whatever illness you have. Patients rely on doctors and hospitals to properly diagnose and treat their conditions. When a doctor fails to diagnose a patient with the correct disorder or doesn't provide treatment soon enough, the patient's life is at risk for serious complications and even death.
Mislabeled bottle results in horrific burns on woman's cervix
In personal injury cases, a victim has been harmed in an “accident” or as a result of a “mistake” or “error” in judgment. These labels almost seem like misnomers, because they could make the incident appear somewhat minor. For the victims of these “mistakes,” the pain and damage is anything but minor.
Do large malpractice awards improve care?
Upstate New York residents who have never fallen prey to a medical professional's negligence may be under the assumption that successful plaintiffs of medical malpractice lawsuits are able to coast through the rest of their lives with their winnings. But the truth is that if you receive an award or settlement in such a case, you've already paid a heavy price with your health -- or the health or death of a loved one.
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