As soon as a doctor agrees to see a patient, they owe them a duty of care. This is something that is taken very seriously in medicine and law. Generally, doctors provide a reasonable standard of care and abide by their duty of care, but that isn’t always the case....
Medical professionals are sworn by oath to provide the best care possible and adhere to strict standards to prevent errors that could lead to adverse reactions or harm to patients. Despite this, medical errors still happen, which can have serious complications for the...
Knee replacement surgery is common in New York and across the United States. Harvard Health Publishing reports an estimated 600,000 knee replacement surgeries occur each year in the U.S. Many of these surgeries go well but some are unsuccessful. Reasons for knee...
Labor and birth are highly sensitive physiological processes that require meticulous care and attention. Any slight mistake can result in functional deterioration and structural damage to the baby and the mother. As such, New York has put in place measures to ensure...
A man in another state recently claimed that a radiologist caused him to suffer a life-changing allergic reaction. He is thus seeking monetary compensation for the injuries he suffered as a result of the alleged medical malpractice accident. Likewise, patients in...
New Yorkers surely have empathy for the parents in another state who lost one of their 2-year-old twin girls. The family recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where the twins were born prematurely in Aug. 2016. The mother of...
The number of wrongful death lawsuits filed in New York and other states each year is reported to be significantly less than the number of medical errors that occur. Estimated numbers of deaths nationwide due to medical negligence or errors exceed 250,000, but the...
Anybody in New York whose medical condition does not improve -- or worsens -- after treatment by medical professionals might have questions about his or her legal rights. However, medical malpractice is a complicated field of the law, and negligence does not cause all...
Health care providers in New York and across the country have rules by which they care and treat patients, known as the standard of care. Claims of medical malpractice or negligence are typically based upon al alleged breach of that standard. If a substandard level of...
"The Doctors" is a TV chat show during which a panel of medical professionals and an audience interact to discuss topics related to health and illness. The show's producers are facing a negligence lawsuit after arranging for a plastic surgeon with several medical...