Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Legal Blog
What do you know about C-section complications?
You have had no problems with your pregnancy so far, but your last checkup cast a few dark clouds on the horizon. Your doctor informed you that you may need a C-section to bring your baby into the world, and the news made you nervous. The American Pregnancy...
Did nursing home staff misdiagnose a MRSA infection?
You felt that the nursing home you and your family selected for your mother was one of the best in the area. However, it was alarming to learn that she suffered a misdiagnosed MRSA infection. What happens now? About MRSA The official name for MRSA is...
A Misdeclaration Of Death Leads To Near-Fatal Harm
It sounds like a scenario that only exists in old stories: someone being declared dead only to be revived just before body preparation procedures that truly would be lethal. It is hard to imagine that someone could be incorrectly pronounced dead in this day and age....
After a medical malpractice incident, is a doctor’s apology enough?
One of the most frustrating things that victims of medical malpractice and their families can experience is being left in the dark about what happened. Due to doctors' and hospitals' fear of litigation, they often will provide patients little or no information about...
Fixing Medical Test Reporting And Diagnostic Errors
When getting bad medical test results, it can be easier to hear them from a primary care physician or some other medical professional with whom you already have an established relationship. It is very common practice for testing physicians (such as lab technicians and...
Preventing heart disease may curb pregnancy-related deaths
Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, taking over 650,000 lives every year. The most common heart condition is coronary artery disease, affecting nearly 7% of people over 20 years old. Heart conditions can wreak havoc on the other systems of the...
PA Jury Awards Over $10M In Med Mal Case: Part II
In our last post, we began a discussion about a Pennsylvania man who suffered cardiac arrest and severe brain damage after being injected with a chemical meant to improve contrast in a routine MRI. He had an allergic reaction to the chemical known as gadolinium. His...
PA Jury Awards Over $10M In Med Mal Case: Part I
When treating patients, medical professionals typically cannot know ahead of time how individuals will respond to a treatment or drug. But if there are known serious risks with a certain drug, physicians need to warn patients about those risks and be fully ready to...
Why bedsores are so harmful to nursing home residents
Bedsores are one of the most common signs of neglect in a nursing home. Some residents are not able to move frequently on their own. When caregivers fail to regularly rotate and adjust a resident with mobility limitations, bedsores can develop due to long-term...
Medical malpractice caused by treatment errors
Medical malpractice can happen in many ways, and the treatments a patient does or does not receive may be a source of malpractice. The more informed a patient is about what kind of malpractice they can suffer from, the more likely they are to prevent an unnecessary...
