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Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider fails to provide treatment that meets the accepted standard of care, resulting in harm to the patient. It is important to understand what constitutes medical negligence to protect patient rights and ensure...
The statute of limitations is the time limit for filing a lawsuit. Most civil and criminal actions have a time limit. Medical malpractice has several statutes of limitations because the time limit depends on the situation. General rule The basic statute of limitations...
When you walk out of a doctor's office with a prescription, you may not expect it to be an entirely different medication than what you actually need. However, prescription errors often happen because the medical staff neglects patients or forgets to write information...
When a patient sustains an injury or takes a turn for the worse in regard to a medical condition, it may be an example of medical malpractice if negligence is in play. While you understandably want to trust your doctor to take the utmost care in your treatment, it may...
A medical malpractice lawsuit is a civil claim against someone who you feel harmed you. The person caused you injury of some type because of negligence. In a civil lawsuit, you generally have two types of damages you can claim. These include punitive and compensatory....
Patients should feel confident that their doctors are giving them the proper medicine to treat whatever condition is ailing them. Unfortunately, not only can medication errors happen, but some endanger the health of patients and even cause death. You may wonder what a...
Medication errors are common, and the effects can be disastrous. There are various causes of these errors, and they range from prescribing the wrong medication to administering the incorrect dose. Mistakes may be due to negligence by the prescribing doctor, the...
Radiological errors are tragic because they will lead to diagnostic problems. Most often, a radiological test is part of the diagnosis process, and when a technician makes a mistake, it can lead to missing symptoms or signs of a serious disease or health condition....
If you are preparing to give birth, you could have several concerns, whether you worry about your child's well-being or your safety. If you recently gave birth and suffered due to a negligent medical professional, you could have many different challenges to work...
Welcoming your first child into the world is an exciting time. But things do not always go as planned in the delivery room. Infant injuries during birth are rare, but they do happen. Know the risks of childbirth, and ask your OB-GYN these questions before your big...