Medical mistakes worry nearly three-quarters of patients
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine’s report “To Err is Human” estimated that nearly 100,000 people in the U.S. die annually as a result of medical mistakes and errors. This ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Barry Packin and Bruce Nagel settle medical malpractice suit for $875,000
July 3, 2012 – Barry Packin and Bruce Nagel settle medical malpractice suit for $875,000.Warren Sistaro, a landscaper in his mid-forties, experienced pain in his mid-back. He was referred to ...
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 ...
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 ...
NJ Board of Medical Examiners receives low scores in reducing Med Malpractice
The state of New Jersey’s Board of Medical Examiners was recently ranked as one of the least aggressive in the country when it comes to disciplining doctors for misconduct. According ...