Medical Malpractice and Blood Transfusions
Medical malpractice cases occasionally arise out of decisionmaking about blood transfusions. Blood transfusions involve the administration...
Medical Errors: Management of Suicide Attempts by PCPs
Medical errors in the management of suicidal patients is a death sentence. Suicide rates are climbing...
Disrespect is “Root Cause” of Dysfunctional Medical Culture
As we have seen, medical errors occur for many reasons. The Institute of Medicine report, which...
Medical Errors that Should Never Happen
Why do medical errors or medical mistakes continue to happen? We read about efforts that are being...
Medical Malpractice Alert: Substandard Treatment of Anaphylaxis
There is an alarming risk of medical malpractice in the treatment of anaphylaxis, according to an article published in...
Do Aging Doctors Increase Risk of Medical Errors?
Kaiser Health News recently published an article about the risk of medical errors posed by elderly...
Medical Malpractice and High Blood Pressure in Young Adults
As you know from our blog, medical malpractice takes many forms and occurs for many reasons. ...
Prompt Response to Heart Attacks Needed
Heart attacks remain one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. Much attention has...
Delay in Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer
Over 12,000 new cases of cervical cancer occur in the U.S. each year. About 4,000 women die...
