Oxygen deprivation is a leading cause of birth injuries occurring during delivery. While some medical emergencies during delivery are unpredictable, many fetal health risks can be detected with appropriate monitoring, and once a risk to the fetus has been identified, the healthcare provider overseeing the delivery must provide appropriate care. […]
Category: Medical Malpractice
The American Medical Association reports that nearly 800,000 patients are killed or permanently disabled every year because of diagnostic errors and problems stemming from those medical mistakes. While the exact number is unclear, there is no doubt that misdiagnosis of medical conditions is a serious problem and one that can […]
Medical malpractice is alarmingly common, and mistakes in all types of medical settings can have drastic consequences for patients and their families. As a result, many patients and families find themselves needing to take legal action. Strict requirements apply to medical malpractice claims under Florida law; so, for those who […]
Pitocin is so commonly used in labor and delivery situations that many parents do not question the necessity or the risks. However, while Pitocin can help avoid some problems during labor and delivery, it can create other problems, often with serious detrimental effects to the baby. These effects are considered […]
Medication errors cause significant injuries every day in Florida. Sometimes, the mistakes are made by patients. But a frighteningly large percentage of the time, the errors result from negligence by doctors, nurses, hospitals, drug manufacturers, and pharmacies that dispense medication. Mistakes occur for a wide variety of reasons. When a […]
In Florida, medical malpractice claims are subject to strict deadlines. There are also steps that patients and families are legally required to take before they can assert their legal rights. As a result, it is important to take action promptly, and hiring an experienced Florida medical malpractice attorney is the […]
Strokes are among the most commonly misdiagnosed medical conditions in the United States. Even when properly diagnosed, stroke patients face a variety of other risks related to medical oversights and other mistakes as well. Unfortunately, these mistakes are far more common than they should be, and many patients and families […]
Even before the COVID pandemic, the number of doctor visits conducted online rather than in person was growing rapidly. During the pandemic, patients became more comfortable seeing providers online. Telehealth visits can be very cost-effective for healthcare companies, so the practice has remained popular. With the added convenience, it might […]
When you go to the emergency room, you expect to get the care you need. You expect hospital staff to triage your medical needs appropriately, and you expect your doctors and nurses to do what they can to help you recover as fully and quickly as possible. Unfortunately, this doesn’t […]
Diagnostic errors are alarmingly common—and they can be extremely dangerous. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, “[w]hile estimates vary, likely more than 100,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled each year due to medical diagnoses that initially miss conditions or are wrong or delayed.” When diagnostic errors have serious or fatal […]
