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When Medical Staff Steals Patient Medication
Patients in hospitals, nursing home residents, those being treated for addiction, and long-term care facility residents, among others, are all put in situations with medical providers and care facilities where they are vulnerable and must trust those in charge of their care to do their jobs and keep them safe. Unfortunately, being a medical professional…
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How Hospital Business Decisions Affect Patient Care and Outcomes
With the rising costs of healthcare treatments and financial issues within healthcare systems, patients are rightfully concerned with the quality of care they’re receiving. In addition to a pandemic, increasing hospital bankruptcies, and overworked and traumatized medical staff, across the nation, more and more major cities are witnessing shifts in population and housing markets. As…
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Fertility Clinic Malpractice Lawyers
Advances in medicine have revolutionized many couples’ and individuals’ ability to conceive a child. For those who struggle to become pregnant on their own or are physically unable to conceive or carry a child, fertility clinics have been a godsend. Fertility treatments assist couples or individuals with having a child using the medicine, technology, and/or…
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What You Need to Know About Surgical Malpractice
Whether having minor surgery or a quadruple bypass, all surgical procedures should be considered potentially dangerous. Doctors have a duty to follow a certain standard of care when performing surgery on their patients. They should provide the type and level of care an ordinary, prudent health care professional with the same training and experience would…
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Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities Fail to Protect Our Most Vulnerable
When medical malpractice or abuse occurs, it normally happens because the abuser has some form of power over the abused, such as being an authority figure like a doctor or medical staff member. Unfortunately, abuse has become all too common in nursing homes and residential care facilities across the country. There are many types of…
