Posted on January 12th, 2023 by Elizabeth
Hospitals are supposed to be a safe place where people go to get treatment and get well. Sadly, many patients get worse in the hospital. Nearly one in four admissions suffer adverse events, according to The New England Journal of Medicine. Nearly a quarter of these adverse events were preventable. Patient safety and continued improvement […]
Posted on April 29th, 2020 by Elizabeth
Many doctors recommend a daily aspirin to patients who are at a high risk of heart attack. Now, daily aspirin has been tied to a lower risk of some digestive cancers. Should you be taking this over-the-counter med? Only your doctor knows for sure, and sometimes even they don’t make the right recommendation, which leads […]
Posted on May 1st, 2019 by Gerald Thurswell
Each state can make its own laws regarding different types of legal claims, including medical malpractice lawsuits. Michigan law has many different provisions and requirements for patients seeking to hold doctors liable for medical errors. If you fail to comply with the law, you can lose your right to compensation. It is essential to have […]
Posted on February 4th, 2019 by Elizabeth
Your doctor writes you a prescription. Your pharmacist fills it. You trust these people with your life, without a second thought. What if you found out the person who filled your prescription wasn’t a licensed pharmacist at all? In the California Bay Area, Kim Le signed off on or dispensed 745,355 prescriptions over more than […]
Posted on January 16th, 2019 by Elizabeth
The odds of dying from an accidental opioid overdose are greater than the chances of dying in a car accident, according to statistics reported by the National Safety Council (NSC). This begs the question: Could doctors be sued for medical malpractice if a patient who was given an opioid prescription overdoses?
Teens are a notoriously dangerous and inexperienced group of drivers. As a result of their lack of practice on the road and constant distractions, auto...
Federal traffic safety regulations have been proposed to make a major rule change for automakers: add automatic braking systems to new vehicles. This change would...
Hospitals are supposed to be a safe place where people go to get treatment and get well. Sadly, many patients get worse in the hospital....
