Category: Medical Malpractice

The pharmacy is supposed to check for counter-indications Adverse reactions to medications cause hundreds of thousands of emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths each year. It's not just nurses giving the wrong meds or doctors writing the wrong scrips. Part of the problem is pharmacists failing to check...

Family members of a 37-year old woman who died after needing dialysis have brought a lawsuit against two medical providers for medical malpractice. The woman was turned away for dialysis for not having a physician's order and died days later. The woman had been told by doctors that she would require dialysis...

To ensure that patients are kept safe, prescription medications must always be properly prescribed and administered. Unfortunately, serious or fatal consequences can result when prescription errors are made by medical professionals, such as doctors and nurses, or hospital staff. Serious medication errors can include prescribing or administering the wrong...

The Journal of American Medicine reports that medical negligence is the third leading cause of death in the United States. According to estimates, medical errors cause the death of 200,000 victims each year. When a medical professional or hospital has been negligent, victims are able to seek damages for the harm they...

Every patient deserves a quality standard of care. When it comes to surgery, a patient has to trust that the surgeon will perform to the best of his or her ability. Maryland residents may be interested in a recent successful lawsuit where a former college football player in another state was awarded...

The children of a 68-year-old woman are shaken by the death of their mother, which was caused by, they allege, a medical mistake. A medical mistake is only made worse by covering up or not disclosing pertinent information. Patients and citizens of Maryland may be interested in this medical lawsuit, which is...

One of the most common forms of medical malpractice is misdiagnosis. One insurance company reviewed 2,000 claims recently and discovered that misdiagnosis was a principal factor in 313 of the cases. Maryland residents may be interested to learn that misdiagnosis was the second most expensive form of malpractice and the third most...

Medical malpractice can include a number of different types of harms suffered by patients. Surgical errors are one of the most common types of medical error suffered by patients, which may lead to a medical malpractice claim against a negligent surgeon, nurse, anesthesiologist, other medical professional or, sometimes, hospitals. Surgical errors can...

A heart transplant is one of the most drastic of all medical procedures. The procedure is inherently risky, and even when the transplant is successful the patient is often left with lifelong side effects. Not surprisingly, a heart transplant is generally viewed as a procedure of last resort when less radical measures...

Most medical procedures carry certain risks. Usually the risks are very slight compared to the overall patient benefit, but in some cases high-risk procedures must be considered in attempting to deal with a serious or life-threatening condition. Maryland law provides that patients have the right to be informed of...