If you’re a person with a physical disability, you’re likely used to facing just as much ignorance of that disability in some medical settings as you experience from non-medical professionals. That can be particularly true when you’re seeing a doctor who doesn’t...
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Year: 2023
Can an Iowa doctor’s apology be used in a malpractice case?
There was a time that even in a state as stereotypically nice as Iowa, doctors rarely expressed anything resembling regret or sympathy, let alone an apology, for any type of medical outcome – particularly if they were to blame. That’s because their words could be used...
Does the color of your skin matter to your medical care?
When you have a medical problem, you expect your medical providers to focus on your condition, not your skin color – but study after study has shown that systemic disparities in health care continue to put people of color in unnecessary danger. Implicit racial biases...
3 actions by an attorney that could constitute legal malpractice
When people hire educated professionals to provide them with services or advice, they trust that the professionals involved will be competent and adhere to best practices. When licensed professionals in regulated industries make major mistakes or deviate from the...
How to prove negligence in medical malpractice cases
You may have a valid medical malpractice claim if you suffered harm from the negligence of a healthcare provider. It could be a case of a delayed or incorrect diagnosis, surgical or medication errors or even a hospital-acquired infection. Either way, you are entitled...
2 times an infection could be a case of medical malpractice
When you visit a health care facility, the last thing you expect is to become even sicker. Unfortunately, this is what happens to many who visit a doctor or hospital and go on to develop a severe infection. An infection may not seem serious, but according to some...
Do I have a malpractice case if my child has Erb’s palsy?
According to the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA), medical malpractice occurs when a health care professional or medical facility causes injury to a patient through a negligent act or omission. And unfortunately, Erb’s palsy is among medical...
Why do surgical errors occur?
Errors that occur in operating rooms can be devastating, yet they occur with alarming frequency. Examples include wrong-site, wrong-person and wrong-procedure errors. Other errors include performing unnecessary procedures, leaving a foreign object in a patient's body,...
When doctors try to speed up labor, things may go wrong
Some birth injuries are the result of unpredictable and largely unpreventable circumstances. Mothers may have medical incidents or get hurt in a car or while working, resulting in injury to their unborn child. However, many birth injuries are the direct result of what...
Prescriptions errors can have catastrophic consequences
Being prescribed medication by a medical professional is something that most of us have experienced at some point. You expect to be given the correct medication you need and trust the person prescribing you to know what they’re doing. Your only real involvement in...