When a surgeon carries out a major operation, they use a lot of different tools and implements. These are put within the body at various points during the procedure. Medical teams are generally supposed to count up everything they have at the end to ensure that they...
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Why do emergency room errors occur?
If you suffered harm in the care of emergency room (ER) doctors, you need to determine what went wrong. If you can show that a hospital or medical staff had a duty of care toward you and they made a mistake, you may be able to claim compensation for medical...
Missed diagnoses are increasing due to screening delays
In recent years, changes with telehealth, worldwide pandemics and other issues have resulted in fewer people getting screened for cancer. Unfortunately, with a lack of screening, more people have been getting their diagnoses later than they should have. Missed...
What Florida parents should know about head trauma in newborns
There are few life events as exciting and joyful as having a baby. When you begin receiving health care and monitoring early in a pregnancy, you probably expect everything to go well during labor and delivery. Unfortunately, many Florida parents have learned the hard...
How common are missed cancer diagnoses?
The first step in surviving cancer is diagnosing it, which is why it is so important to receive an accurate diagnosis the first time a doctor tests you. Unfortunately, there is a recent increase in the rate of delayed or missed cancer diagnoses. This problem has more...
May Is National Stroke Awareness Month
Taking Action to Reduce Your Risk of Stroke Caused whenever blood flow to the brain is cut off, a stroke is an incredibly serious medical event: In fact, strokes are the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of permanent disability in the United States....
New Study: Half of Harmful Medical Mistakes Are Preventable
At some point in their life, almost every person in the United States will require medical care. This fact makes it all the more disturbing that over 1 in 20 patients are harmed by largely preventable errors while being treated or cared for by medical professionals....
Your Medical Malpractice Checklist
When you’ve been injured because of a medical error, you may be well within your rights to pursue a medical malpractice lawsuit against the physician or hospital that hurt you. Of course, in practice it can feel overwhelming to start a claim, especially once you need...
July is Medical Malpractice Awareness Month: “End the Silence”
Championed by The National Medical Malpractice Advocacy Association (NMMAA) and implemented in multiple states, the month of July was proclaimed as Medical Malpractice Awareness Month. As part of Medical Malpractice Awareness Month, NMMAA is promoting an “End the...
Spohrer Dodd Welcomes You to Observe HIE Awareness Month
No family should have to face hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) alone. This is the credence of Hope for HIE and its HIE Awareness Month, which is April 2019. The cause of HIE is a lack of oxygen or blood flow to the brain, generally during the birthing process. 3...