If you're like most adults in New Jersey, you'll take certain medicines to seek relief from short-term conditions. For more chronic ailments, you might be taking medications for the foreseeable future. Considering how common it is to take something prescribed or...
Medical Malpractice
Misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis: Causes and differences
Medical malpractice occurs in the U.S. at a rate of 225,000 patients annually, according to statistics, but some reports raise it to 400,000. Many studies rank medical errors third as a top cause of death in the United States behind cancer and heart disease. Two...
What is legal malpractice?
Malpractice refers to the negligence performed by qualified professionals, such as dentists, doctors and lawyers. You may have a legal malpractice case if a New Jersey lawyer recently performed work for you that was below the standards expected from such an individual...
Tips for preventing medication errors
One common area of medical malpractice that New Jersey residents fall victim to is medication errors. These errors are defined as preventable events that cause inappropriate medication use and patient harm. They can occur at any point throughout the cycle, including...
Can misdiagnosis of sarcomas lead to medical malpractice?
If you have an abnormal lump or bump on your body or if you have noticed a mass in an odd place on a loved one given care in a nursing home, it's wise to get such a condition checked out by a medical professional. It could be a sarcoma. Sarcomas are often misdiagnosed...
Hospital negligence can cause sepsis
Residents of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and surrounding counties might be surprised to learn that healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) are quite common risks in medical facilities. These facilities can include hospitals, skilled nursing care homes, clinics and doctor’s...
Types and causes of diagnostic errors
Medical malpractice occurs when New Jersey doctors fail to provide an adequate level of patient care, often out of neglect and errors. It has devastating effects, and it is a top cause of preventable death in the united States. A common form of medical malpractice is...
Psychiatric medications and pregnancy
Psychiatric medications are incredibly common in American society today. Many women in New Jersey take medications to stabilize mood disorders like depression. When they become pregnant, deciding whether or not to discontinue medication becomes a serious issue....
Top reason for medical malpractice lawsuits involving children
For parents in New Jersey, an emergency medical problem involving a child can be frightening. When a doctor makes things worse by failing to diagnose the issue properly, the situation can become a nightmare. According to a recent study by The Doctors Company,...
Rare types of birth injuries
The reality is that medical errors and accidents do occur within the New Jersey hospital system. Perhaps the most unfortunate of those damages are birth injuries. In many of birth injury cases, the hurts may not be apparent until later on. Because of this delayed...