Family of 17-year-old teen with birth injury wins lawsuit
The family of 17-year-old twins, one healthy and the other with cerebral palsy, won a multi-million dollar lawsuit for negligence filed against the hospital where the twin girls were born. The twins were born three months early but as a result of negligence during labor, one twin suffered a birth injury resulting in cerebral...
Family of 17-year-old teen with birth injury wins lawsuit Continue reading…Children may be harmed by anesthesia during surgery
The prospect of undergoing a surgical procedure is not easy for most. This anxiety only increases when parents of young children must face similar decisions regarding surgical options for their children. Due to the invasive nature of surgeries, concerns regarding any surgical procedure are warranted. Parents in New Jersey may find it interesting to know...
Children may be harmed by anesthesia during surgery Continue reading…A new prenatal gene test may be able to detect Down syndrome
All expectant parents hope to have a healthy baby. Many of them, particularly women in high or moderate risk pregnancies, will check the health and wellbeing of their fetus by opting for genetic testing to rule out chromosomal abnormalities such as Down syndrome. Residents of New Jersey may be interested to know that clinical trials...
A new prenatal gene test may be able to detect Down syndrome Continue reading…Proper handling of lab specimens can help prevent medical errors
Many residents of New Jersey visit their primary care physician annually as part of preventive care and provide blood, urine or a tissue sample for lab analysis. Laboratories are an integral part of preventive care, medical diagnosis, treatment options and future care of patients. When a healthcare provider fails to properly order or...
Proper handling of lab specimens can help prevent medical errors Continue reading…New Jersey residents worry about health years after toxic spill
Today's society is heavily dependent on the use of various hazardous and injurious chemicals in the workplace for manufacturing, production and many other processes. The downside to the use of these products is harmful exposure with negative health effects that may mimic symptoms of common illness and lead to either a misdiagnoses or delay...
New Jersey residents worry about health years after toxic spill Continue reading…Residential center sued for wrongful death of a resident
Thousands of nursing homes and residential care facilities across the U.S. provide care to the elderly, disabled and vulnerable adults and special needs children. These facilities are entrusted with the care of loved ones when families cannot provide adequate and necessary care in the home. Despite the good care many of these facilities provide, cases...
Residential center sued for wrongful death of a resident Continue reading…Surgical errors at the dentist cause child’s death in New Jersey
Visiting a dentist is not fun for adults, let alone children, but at some point all of us use the services of dentists for routine cleanings, treatments or even surgical extraction of teeth. Most of us do not consider dental sedation to be a dangerous practice, since it is a routine practice. Sedation may be...
Surgical errors at the dentist cause child’s death in New Jersey Continue reading…Iowa settles birth injury suit for $3.75M
The birth of a child is a joyous, life-changing event. However, birth injuries resulting from medical negligence during labor and delivery can change that joyous event to a heartbreaking, life-altering event. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 4.1 million babies are born in the U.S. each year and about...
Iowa settles birth injury suit for $3.75M Continue reading…Bills limiting NJ medical malpractice suits fail to pass Legislature
During the last legislative session, New Jersey's legislature put patients' rights first, declining to pass two bills that would have prevented patients who were harmed by volunteer doctors from filing medical malpractice lawsuits. The bill allowed only certain cases to proceed when the doctor exhibited "gross negligence or willful misconduct," which...
Bills limiting NJ medical malpractice suits fail to pass Legislature Continue reading…Medication errors and heart disease
A recent study conducted at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that fifty percent of heart patients make medical mistakes upon leaving the hospital. The mistakes range from forgetting to take certain drugs to taking too many pills in one day. Which begs the question: Can some...
Medication errors and heart disease Continue reading…New technology in medical field has promise
For many New Jersey residents, being sick and in the hospital presents its own type of stress. Surgery, medications, x-rays and examinations can add to a patient's anxiety. One way to help ease that anxiety is to take clear steps that ensure a patient receives the correct treatment. Recently, a method was introduced...
New technology in medical field has promise Continue reading…You Can Help Prevent Medical Mistakes
With ever increasing medical costs, many patients are reluctant to seek a second opinion when faced with a medical diagnosis. Yet, this reluctance may not be in the patients' best interest and could even encourage medical malpractice. A recent report from Health Affairs shows that doctors are not always honest with their...
You Can Help Prevent Medical Mistakes Continue reading…