Valsartan is commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. However, in July 2018 the FDA issued a major recall on valsartan medications, after discovering that many contained a dangerous carcinogen called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).
Valsartan Recall Continues To Expand
Understanding Your Rights as a Hospital Patient
When you place your trust in a hospital and health care providers, you have the right to be treated with respect, and to receive clear explanations about your condition and any treatment approach recommended by a medical professional. Those health care practitioners also have legal obligations to ensure your rights are protected, and that they take steps to provide an acceptable standard of care, the information you need, and more. You can learn more about your rights as a hospital patient by clicking here.
Diagnostic errors are largest contributor to medical malpractice claims
Errors related to diagnosis were the largest source of medical malpractice claims from 2013 to 2017, according to a new study, highlighting the challenges physicians face to make appropriate clinical decisions. The report, published by malpractice services provider Coverys, found 33% of malpractice claims were related to errors made during patient diagnosis and more than half of those claims involved poor clinical decisions. Diagnosis-related claims beat out all other reasons for malpractice lawsuits. Surgical or procedural claims were the second most common reason at 24% while medical management claims came in third at 14%.
$26 Million Georgia Medical Malpractice Award One of the Largest in the State
A medical malpractice lawsuit brought in the state of Georgia came down to whether or not a medical professional and a member of his hospital staff had not taken the level of care expected from his patient. A jury determined that the doctor had not. Read the full article.
Columbia Dr. to Pay $10 Million in Fatal Cancer Case
A Richland County jury has awarded 10 million dollars to the husband of a woman who died of cancer after miscommunication between her doctors ended in delays in surgery that would have saved her life, according to a lawsuit. Learn more in the full article.
9 Warning Signs of Poor Care In a Nursing Home
Learn about the numerous warning signs that present themselves when an elderly individual is being treated poorly in a nursing home. There are 9 major indicators of abuse and you can learn them here.
Over treatment of Patients is Common, Doctors say
According to this article most doctors in the United States believe that the over treatment of patients is harmful and common. 85% of doctors said the reason for over treatment was the fear of medical malpractice. Learn more.
Retired Doctor Admits Lies Were Told to Protect Colleague
Dr. Lars Aanning, a retired South Dakota surgeon, recalls the time twenty years ago he had faced the stand to testify in defense of his colleague's medical malpractice charges. Read the full article to find out why Dr. Aanning felt obligated to lie under oath, and why he is now coming out with the truth.
Can You Sue for a Medical Malpractice Injury That Could Have Happened?
Doctors, nurses, surgeons, physicians, and everyone working within the medical field are required to comply with strict accepted standards of practice. Any behavior or medical application that goes outside of these standards could be grounds for medical malpractice.
HOW NOT TO FIX MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TORT LAW, ACCORDING TO A SURGEON
Politicians and lobbyists are pushing for medical malpractice tort reform all across the country. Namely, many representatives want to put a compensation cap on damages a plaintiff can receive. While this is clearly a gouge against medical malpractice lawsuits, it is being advertised as a way to lower healthcare costs, which have been raised due to too many lawsuits for malpractice, if you believe the politician's arguments.
