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Blog Posts
- 2 mistakes doctors make when obtaining informed consent
- 2 practical steps to take in the early days after a medical error
- 2 times an infection could be a case of medical malpractice
- 29 Million Dollar Medical Malpractice Verdict in Sioux County, Iowa
- 3 actions by an attorney that could constitute legal malpractice
- 3 post-surgical errors patients should know
- 3 types of medication errors that can harm patients
- 3 ways that brain injuries occur at birth
- 4 common causes of anesthesia errors
- 4 types of birth injuries that can cause paralysis
- 5 common medical errors that happen in the ER
- A cancer misdiagnosis can cut two ways
- A pulmonary embolism misdiagnosis doesn’t take long to settle in
- Are distracted doctors similar to distracted drivers?
- Birth asphyxia may have lifelong consequences
- Birth injuries that are likely to result in cerebral palsy
- Birth injuries-what parents can do to protect their child’s rights
- Can a large baby cause injury
- Can an Iowa doctor’s apology be used in a malpractice case?
- Can I sue a hospital for birth injuries?
- Children at risk from medication mistakes
- College health clinics: is your child safe from malpractice
- Colorectal cancer goes undetected in many young patients
- Common causes of delayed diagnosis
- Common emergency room errors
- Did delivery complications cause your baby’s spinal cord injury?
- Did You Know-Healthcare Providers Are Not Required to Disclose Medical Errors or Internal Investigation Results
- Did your child suffer a birth injury like cerebral palsy?
- Did your doctor amputate the wrong limb?
- Disorder mistaken for dementia can improve with treatment
- Do I have a malpractice case if my child has Erb’s palsy?
- Doctors are more likely to miss female heart attacks
- Doctors consistently interrupt their patients
- Doctors still sometimes operate on the wrong site
- Does the color of your skin matter to your medical care?
- Does your doctor’s age matter?
- Does your doctor’s age impact the quality of care you receive?
- Early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer are essential
- Emergency physician shortage is hazardous for patients
- Erb’s palsy birth injury could produce lifelong impairment
- Establishing causation in medical malpractice lawsuits
- Even ‘minor’ surgery can expose you to malpractice
- Failure to diagnose: What you need to know
- Fatigue in the medical field can be costly
- Fibromyalgia and misdiagnoses
- Finding pancreatic cancer early is often the key
- Four diseases doctors commonly misdiagnose
- Heart attacks among most common ER misdiagnoses
- HHS Prohibits Long Term Care Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements eff. 11/28/2016
- How adverse drug events impact patients and doctors
- How can medical negligence cause baby blindness at birth?
- How do medication errors happen?
- How doctors can endanger pregnant disabled women and their babies
- How does the law define medical malpractice?
- How emergency room triage practices can lead to medical mistakes
- How fatigue among healthcare workers affects everybody
- How MRIs can help prevent Alzheimer’s misdiagnoses
- How patients can protect themselves from common medical errors
- How the birth injuries of a grandchild will impact your life
- How the lack of informed consent can lead to medical malpractice
- How to prove negligence in medical malpractice cases
- How understaffing leads to medical malpractice
- Improving medication list accuracy with training
- Informed consent is a necessary part of any medical procedure
- Iowa short on hospitals with an A grade for patient safety
- Is a doctor irresponsible for suggesting off-label medication use?
- Is a private equity-owned hospital less safe for patients?
- Is every negative event medical malpractice?
- Is the failure to diagnose medical malpractice?
- Is your child exhibiting cerebral palsy symptoms?
- IV drug administration can lead to dangerous medical mistakes
- Just how at risk are you when you go to the ER?
- Klumpke paralysis: an overview
- Medical malpractice is the third-leading cause of death in the U.S.
- Medical malpractice statistics from 2009 to 2018
- Medication errors are more common than you think
- Medication errors pose a threat to hospital patients
- Medication Errors: What you need to know
- Minor stress increases the chances of an operating room error
- Misdiagnosis behind the majority of malpractice cases
- Misdiagnosis is leading cause of medical malpractice claims
- Misidentification of neonatal intensive care unit patients
- Missed an HIV diagnosis? It may be malpractice
- Missing signs of preeclampsia could lead to devastating consequences
- Necrotizing enterocolitis in preemies in the NICU
- Negligence and medical malpractice
- Nursing Home Admission Agreements – What are you agreeing to?
- One type of arthritis commonly misdiagnosed as another
- Potential signs of cerebral palsy
- Prescriptions errors can have catastrophic consequences
- Program offering Envisia Genomic Classifier IPF test expanded
- Prolonged labor can lead to serious complications for your baby
- Remember to lookout for motorcycles!
- Risks of robotic surgery
- Schizophrenia is often difficult to diagnose
- Seven conditions that migraines are most mistaken for
- Study says misdiagnosis happens often with certain medical issues
- Surgeon behavior and patient complications
- Surgical errors and non-technical skills
- Surgical errors take many forms
- Surgical errors: What are they and how do they happen?
- The five most frequent nursing errors
- The more common causes of medical misdiagnosis
- The most common causes of medical errors
- The most frequent emergency room errors and their causes
- The repercussions of pancreatic cancer misdiagnosis
- Understaffing in the nursing industry puts patients at risk
- Understanding how dangerous “medical gaslighting” can be
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage is Important-Review Your Policy
- Was your loved one improperly intubated in the ER?
- What are the leading causes of brain injury at birth?
- What is shoulder dystocia?
- What is the prognosis for patients when surgeons make mistakes?
- What you need to prove a doctor’s failure to diagnose
- When a missed diagnosis leads to death
- When doctors try to speed up labor, things may go wrong
- When is sepsis due to malpractice?
- When patients speak limited English, medical care can suffer
- When to Contact a Birth Injury Lawyer
- Which mothers should worry about infant blindness?
- Who is most at risk for nursing home negligence or abuse?
- Why are nurses’ rounds important for patient safety?
- Why corporate medical practices often compromise standards of care
- Why do cases of lung cancer go misdiagnosed?
- Why do doctors so often perform unnecessary hysterectomies?
- Why do surgical errors occur?
- Wrong site surgeries persist across U.S.
- Yes, a medical provider should know to test for HIV