According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, understaffing in nursing homes is a huge issue. In almost half the nursing homes in the U.S., not all staff positions are fulfilled, and the homes are not properly maintained. In understaffed …
A new report from the Institute of Medicine calls for urgent reforms to help address the problem of diagnostic errors. The report says that most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis in their lifetime, but that …
An elderly man claims that his penis eroded because his insurance plan, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, would not let care providers remove his catheter. He sued the insurance company for negligence, elder abuse, and unfair business practices.
The man claims …
For the last 100 years, people who have been injured by doctors and nurses working for cruise ships have been unable to sue the cruise lines for medical malpractice. Courts have created exemptions for medical malpractice on cruise lines through …
The negligent and unethical behavior of a New York doctor may have resulted in the death of beloved comedian Joan Rivers. Rivers visited an endoscopy clinic late last month for a scheduled endoscopy. An endoscopy involves the insertion of a …
The family of a woman who was found dead in a stairwell at San Francisco General Hospital, a city-run hospital, has filed a claim against the city for damages of over $25,000. Because the family is suing a government entity, …
One can sue the Veteran’s Administration if it commits medical malpractice against a patient. However, it can be more difficult than filing a private lawsuit. Families of patients who die under the care of the VA must complete an administrative …
Tragically, a 13 year old Oakland girl has been left brain dead after a tonsillectomy. Last week, the girl went to Children’s Hospital Oakland to get her tonsils removed. The next day, she was supposed to go home, but began …
Scientific and medical advances over the past century have been nothing short of miraculous. We now have medications that can heal diseases or illnesses that would have been a death sentence years ago. However, there are still problems with medications …
A tragic story from Oklahoma highlights the dangers that medical professionals who do not follow medical standards pose to everyone. A dentist from the Tulsa area has recently been found to be responsible for the U.S.’s first known outbreak of …
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