Exam rooms can be stressful places for patients. This is especially true in cases where patients are undergoing long-term treatments…
No physician is an island. More often than not, practicing medicine is a collaborative effort between groups of healthcare professionals…
In May, 2016, the British Medical Journal raised serious concerns among patients and physicians when it published a study that…
11 years ago, Jerry Carswell died under mysterious circumstances while being treated for kidney stones at Christus St. Catherine Hospital…
In spite of the fact that hospitals are designed to be dedicated medical care facilities, many patients fare better when…
The Journal of Patient Safety estimates that preventable medical errors are responsible for between 200,000 and 400,000 patient deaths every…
Even the best hospitals in the world aren’t immune to cases of medical malpractice. Last year, Deborah Craven, a sixty-year-old…
In 1837, an English farmer built a haystack near the boundary of his neighbor’s property. His neighbor warned the farmer…
Every year, Medscape releases a report on the state of medical malpractice in America. In 2015, the publication surveyed nearly…
Malpractice cases can take many forms. Sometimes patients are injured during the course of their treatment. Sometimes medications are prescribed…