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A failure to diagnose (or the misdiagnosis of your symptoms) can lead to devastating results. If you pursued care from a healthcare provider and were not diagnosed because procedures were not properly followed, you may be left with serious injuries…

A Cesarean section, often called a cesarean delivery, cesarean birth or just “C-section” for short, is a major surgery conducted to deliver a child by a surgical incision made through the mother’s abdomen and uterine wall.  Like other surgical procedures,…

Colorectal cancer is a potentially fatal form of cancer that affects any part of the large bowel, including the colon or rectum. It is sometimes called carcinoma of the bowel, bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, depending on where…

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections kill more than 13,000 hospital patients yearly, representing more than 15% of all infections acquired in a hospital. The only type of hospital-acquired infection responsible for more deaths…

Compensation for medical malpractice refers to the financial recovery awarded to a victim of medical negligence to compensate for the damages they have suffered, including harm, injury, loss, and expenses. This compensation is owed to the victim due to the…

If you or your baby have experienced spinal cord injury at birth, you aren’t alone. Baby spine problems are so common that children and infants represent 5% of all spinal cord injuries in the United States.  In some cases, the…

Around 30,000 babies are born in the U.S. each year with some form of birth injury. A birth injury refers to any physical harm or damage sustained by a newborn baby before, during, or shortly after the process of childbirth….

Healthcare providers, like anyone else, can make mistakes but, unlike other professions, an error can result in serious injuries or death. When a patient is seriously harmed due to negligent care, they may be able to recover damages such as…

Patients expect to receive competent and ethical care from their healthcare providers. When a medical provider harms a patient due to negligent care, the injured patient may bring a medical malpractice claim against them; which often involves a medical ethics…

When individuals seek medical care, they place immense trust in healthcare professionals, expecting them to provide competent and compassionate treatment. Unfortunately, medical errors happen more frequently than they should. In fact, Johns Hopkins patient safety experts have calculated that more…