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Documentary sparks discussion about medical mistakes

Medical errors are one of the biggest understated fears for Pennsylvania residents. Since going to see a medical professional is done to receive effective treatment for an illness, condition or injury, there is a clear expectation that the medical professionals will adhere to standard protocol and provide the proper treatment....

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Not all medical malpractice is accidental

An oft-heard maxim of health care is “first, do no harm.” Medical malpractice may arise when this maxim is violated. Most typically, when the topic of medical malpractice comes up, it involves tales of bungled surgeries, misdiagnoses or even the failure to diagnose an illness. What these types of cases...

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Victims of surgical errors are legally protected

Surgical errors can be devastating to victims which is why victims have important legal protections when they have been injured or otherwise harmed by surgical errors or other medical malpractice. When a medical care provider has been careless and negligently harmed a patient, victims and their families can seek compensation...

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Help is available for victims of medical misdiagnosis

When an illness or disease is not properly diagnosed, it cannot be properly treated. An erroneous diagnosis can result in a worsened medical condition and even death. Fortunately, legal protections are available to help victims through the challenges they face because of a medical misdiagnosis or a failure to diagnose....

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Legal resources help victims of nursing home harm

Nursing homes employ trusted caretakers to care for residents entrusted to the nursing home by their family members. Nursing homes employ nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants and nurses’ aides to provide care for patients. When a loved one has been harmed in a nursing home, it can be...

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Protections for victims of a failure to diagnose are available

Medical malpractice is serious for victims and their families. Medical mistakes can result in serious injuries, permanent harm and even death. Because a timely and accurate diagnosis is critical to successfully treating a medical condition, a failure to diagnose can result in a worsened condition. Medical mistakes can cause preventable...

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Baby injured at birth receives $23.1 million in settlement

Every parent’s worst nightmare became a reality for a couple in Tinley Park, Illinois, when they learned that their newborn child suffered serious complications during birth that would lead to life-long health problems. According to the attorney of the case, the infant victim was not properly treated and suffered from...

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Pushing a medical malpractice case toward settlement

Many Pennsylvania residents know that medical malpractice cases can be difficult to pursue successfully. These types of cases can involve complex factual scenarios that can be difficult to present to a jury in a trial. However, if the evidence is strong enough, there is a possibility that the case could...

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Discovery and trial in a medical malpractice case

When Pennsylvania patients see their doctor, a brief visit can have major, life-changing repercussions. A doctor’s failure to diagnose a serious illness, for example, can result in significant harm to the patient as the real issue goes untreated. Last week, this blog discussed the discovery process that takes place in...

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Breaking the code of silence after a doctor error

Every Pennsylvania resident makes mistakes from time to time. The important thing, as is often said, is for individuals to learn from their mistakes to prevent making them again in the future. Of course, some mistakes are more serious than others. A medical mistake made by a doctor can end...

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Doctor errors often not disclosed to patients

One of the simplest lessons many Pottsville residents are taught from the time they are young is to learn from their mistakes. In order to be responsible, individuals have to own up to their mistakes and try not to repeat those same mistakes over and over. Unfortunately, it can often...

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Medical malpractice claims can compensate suffering victims

A doctor’s training imposes upon him certain duties of care that he must exercise when diagnosing and treating his patients. Pennsylvania residents rely on their doctors each and every day to meet those important duties to help ensure that their injuries and illnesses are properly managed and remedied. Although legitimate...

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Is a doctor’s apology admissible in a malpractice case?

In the legal system, even the simplest of issues can become complicated in some cases. This is because a seemingly minor detail can have major legal significance, whether Pottsville residents realize it or not. For instance, last week this blog discussed the frustration many patients have when their doctors refuse...

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New study ties users’ tweets to medical errors

The technological advances over the past several years have been amazing for Pottsville residents to watch and experience. The computing power that used to take up the space of a room can now fit conveniently in the palm of one’s hand, and the functions of smartphones and other devices seem...

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How do medication errors occur?

When tragedies happen in the lives of Pottsville residents, one of the first questions often asked is why the incident happened. Individuals want to understand the circumstances that caused the incident to occur, and how similar incidents can be prevented from reoccurring in the future for others. For instance, a...

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What rights does a patient have?

When Pottsville residents are not treated properly by others, it is important to know what rights the person may have, particularly when the improper treatment causes harm to the individual. When individuals are made aware of their rights, it can spur them to take action to correct the situation or...

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Think medical errors are rare? Think again, says new study

When Pottsville residents need assistance with a complicated subject, they often consult the services of an expert. This is certainly the case when it comes to medical advice, as patients rely upon those who have the experience and training necessary to properly treat a patient’s condition. Unfortunately, however, those tasked...

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Holding doctors accountable for medical mistakes

Pennsylvania residents place a great deal of trust in their doctors. Doctors go through years of education and training to give them special expertise in treating patients, and patients, in turn, trust that the doctor will act competently and professionally in administering this care. Unfortunately, this is not always the...

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Steps patients can take to help prevent medical mistakes

It is only natural that when one visits a hospital in Pennsylvania for medical treatment, that one will leave in better health than when one arrived. Unfortunately, avoidable medical mistakes occur at an alarming frequency. There are ways, however, patients can attempt to protect themselves from falling victim to a...

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How medical malpractice is handled in Pennsylvania

An act of medical malpractice can be defined roughly as an injurious mistake made by a medical professional while treating a patient. Usually someone filing a medical malpractice claim is doing so because a medical mistake was made which caused them to suffer some type of injury; an injury that...

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Elements of medical malpractice

Medical malpractice happens when a patient decides to sue a medical professional for injuries suffered as a result of that medical professional’s negligence. Now, there is a lot of legal terminology that goes along with filing a medical malpractice suit, terminology that the average layperson may not be privy to....

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What are some birth injuries that can occur?

The birth of a child for Pottsville area residents is usually a joyous occasion. The new child is anxiously anticipated for months before it is born. Most births go as expected, with no complications, but occasionally a birth injury can occur. There are several different birth injuries that a newborn...

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Potential for nursing home errors difficult to spot

Winter is a hard month for people who live in Pennsylvania. From shoveling out from snowstorms to paying down high heating bills to commuting to jobs on icy roads, winter months pose challenges to area residents that just do not exist during other times of year. During these rough months,...

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Changes in the medical malpractice playing field

Medical malpractice claims are a part of the practice of medicine in Pottsville and elsewhere. When a patient feels like they have been harmed while receiving medical care, they have a right to make a claim for medical malpractice. This claim signifies that the claimant believes that the medical professional...

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Is medical malpractice the same thing as negligence?

Medical malpractice lawsuits are relatively common in Pennsylvania, as they are in other states. However, many people don’t understand how they work, and how they relate to other types of personal injury lawsuits, such as those filed after a car accident. Most personal injury lawsuits are based upon the legal...

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Medical malpractice: How it applies to claims in Pennsylvania

Doctors are people who have the medical knowledge to heal, alleviate or prevent injury. Most doctors utilize their abilities to help people every day. However, sometimes the decisions of medical professionals cause more harm than good. These incidents can cause injuries that may be compensated for under medical malpractice laws....

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Rule changes lead to fewer malpractice suits in Pennsylvania

Medical malpractice lawsuits are a way of holding medical professionals responsible for their mistakes. The medical profession and their insurance companies, however, have for years been lobbying for changes that make such lawsuits harder to bring. Proving a medical malpractice case is not easy to do. The injured claimant must...

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Seriously injured newborn wins medical malpractice case

Medical professional negligence can lead to medical practice claims against individuals in the medical field. Doctors and nurses are held to a certain standard in the medical world. This standard is determined by the courts and applied where appropriate. Medical malpractice cases are based in tort law and are, essentially,...

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Large award in Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawsuit

Medical malpractice claims are essentially negligence claims. A person bringing such a claim has to prove that the medical professional’s mistake in fact happened and caused some type of damage. In other words, negligence cases require that the claimant prove there was a duty owed, that the duty owed was...

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Pennsylvania sees a drop in medical malpractice

Medical malpractice occurs where a health care professional does not do their due diligence with respect to the medical care of a patient thus causing injury or death to the patient. Courts take this type of medical professional negligence very seriously because it involves peoples’ lives. People who seek medical...

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A late father’s son sues for medical malpractice

Medical malpractice occurs in situations where the patient in a medical facility is not properly cared for resulting in injuries to the patient. Doctors, nurses and others with medical training are held to a higher standard of care by virtue of their medical backgrounds. When this standard of care is...

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Veteran wins medical malpractice suit vs. Pennsylvania hospital

Medical mistakes make the headlines every day: wrong-site surgeries, failure to diagnose diseases and other examples of medical malpractice are unfortunate reminders that our health care system is not immune from medical professional negligence. One recent story from a Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center here in Pennsylvania, however, serves as a...

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Jury awards family $7 million for man’s wrongful death

In some unfortunate situations, people have to deal with the mistreatment of a family member by medical professionals. Medical malpractice occurs when a health care professional fails to provide a patient with the accepted standard of care in the medical community and causes serious injury or death. In Pennsylvania, medical...

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