Medical Malpractice

After taking a new prescription for a few weeks or months, you may begin to notice signs that something about your physical health is not the same as before. Medication errors can cause drug reactions that can lead to serious health problems, especially if you are...

Because you care about your overall health, you understand the importance of seeing your primary care physician regularly. When you are sick, though, having a trusted doctor becomes even more essential. Still, some doctors are simply better than others. According to...

Going to the doctor should make you feel better, not worse. When it happens, you may either have an unfortunate outcome or a case of medical malpractice. It may prove difficult to differentiate between malpractice or unintended consequence after medical treatment....

When you think of a spinal cord injury, you might imagine taking a catastrophic hit in a motor vehicle accident or a bad fall at the workplace. You would be correct in assuming that those two sources represent the majority of SCI instances. However, medical...

When it comes to heart issues, timely diagnosis ensures patients receive proper treatment. Unfortunately, heart attacks symptoms in women are often misdiagnosed because they differ from those experienced by men. When diagnoses are mistaken or delayed, women face...

Medical malpractice can happen as the result of breakdowns in communication. Given the seriousness of healthcare-related treatments, good communication is of critical importance in preventing errors. Miscommunication, ignorance, misunderstandings and inadequate...

With as much mental anguish that often accompanies a health concern, experiencing a dissatisfactory outcome can cause great angst. Not to mention the ongoing financial repercussions of ineffective treatment. If you feel displeased with the results of important medical...

Doctors are busy people who manage many important tasks. Their mishandling of responsibilities by way of fatigue, ignorance or carelessness can have disastrous outcomes for their patients. One common task in health care is the process of documenting and updating...

Doctors are not infallible. They are people who can and do make mistakes, which is why you should seek a second opinion in certain situations. Yale Medicine explains there are some times when it is best to seek another opinion from another doctor, but you always have...

You probably worry about your doctor giving you the wrong diagnosis or treatment to deal with a current health issue. However, things may actually be going well, until your doctor decides that he or she cannot continue to give you care. This sudden loss of your care...