Medical Malpractice

The misdiagnosis of a medical condition can be due to a variety of factors. While the most commonly thought of reason is likely the failure of a medical professional, in Pennsylvania or elsewhere, to pay attention to symptoms that indicate...

The debate whether pregnant women should or should not take antidepressants continues to rage unabated. There are medical experts on both sides of this contentious issue. However, a new study may change some experts' minds and certainly ease the burden...

Many Pennsylvania parents know how hard it is to see their own child go through labor. When everything does not go smoothly, it can be even more trying. In one case, a girl had complications during her labor and received...

The Ohio Department of Health reported that the Heath Nursing Care Center has 18 deficiencies at the facility. The severity of the deficiencies suggested that no patients were in harm's way, but could be if the problems are not fixed....

Each day women all over the country, including the state of Pennsylvania give birth to babies. While many of these pregnancies and deliveries go according to plan, according to a recent study, medical providers throughout the nation have reported an...

In our previous post we wrote about potential dangers associated with a young surgeon performing surgical procedures. In this post we explore the opposite end of the spectrum, doctors who due to ailments that accompany growing older should not continue...

Most Ohio residents have heard horror stories related to inexcusable surgical and medical errors. Surgeons operating on the wrong patient or body part, medical tools left inside a patient's body or vital organs thrown out prior to a procedure. These...

Hospitals and medical facilities have a tremendous responsibility in ensuring for the proper medical care and safety of patients. While much is written about hospital negligence in regard to staffing or procedural errors, little is written about other potentially dangerous...

While highly skilled and experienced, doctors and nurses are not infallible. They have days when they are tired or don't feel well and may make mistakes. Unfortunately when a doctor or nurse makes an error, that error can result in...

One of the biggest concerns in Pennsylvania hospitals is how to keep patients from falling, and one of the most common ways hospitals attempt to protect patients is through bed alarms. However, a recent 18 month long university study revealed...

Duke University published an in depth study in 2006 in the Quality and Safety in Healthcare journal. The research found that surgeries begun between 3 and 4 PM displayed an alarmingly high rate of patient "nausea, vomiting and postoperative pain."...

Today medical advances have made the birth of a baby a fairly regular medical procedure. Monitoring devices enable doctors and nurses to detect potential abnormalities as they occur and respond accordingly. When doctors fail to monitor these vital signs, however,...