Regardless of the many well-trained and caring healthcare professionals in Massachusetts and across the nation, medical errors still occur. Unfortunately, a deep-rooted healthcare system promoting treatment over prevention often fails to prevent avoidable chronic...
Without competent doctors and medical advances, most people wouldn't experience the health benefits they have. Yet, have you ever felt that your doctor in Massachusetts didn't listen to your needs? Did not listening to your concerns lead to serious medical...
Brain injuries are among the most serious types of personal injuries residents of Massachusetts can experience. A coup contrecoup is one type of brain injury. Usually, they develop after a severe car accident that results in impact to opposite ends of the brain. Coup...
Massachusetts residents who serve in the military often seek medical treatment from a military hospital. While past legal precedents denied servicemembers the right to sue for medical malpractice, the National Defense Authorization Act changed the longstanding...
If you have suspicions that there is something wrong with your health, then tests can be performed in a Massachusetts health care facility to determine if there really is anything wrong. Sometimes, a misdiagnosis can be made that could result in delayed treatment and...
In Massachusetts and across the United States, surgeons sometimes perform wrong procedures, operate on wrong body parts or even perform surgeries on the wrong patients. These "wrong-site, wrong-procedure, wrong-patient errors" (WSPEs) constitute ample reasons for most...
When you go into a Massachusetts hospital for treatment, you don't expect to acquire an infection or a secondary condition. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have identified specific conditions that should not occur to patients receiving hospital...
Making medication dispensing errors is one of the leading causes of serious injury or death among healthcare patients. In Massachusetts, healthcare professionals follow strict standards and procedures to keep their patients safe. They use a number of strategies to...
Few would likely suggest that there are no dangers on Massachusetts roads. All public streets, including ones that don't experience a lot of traffic, could be the site of a potential automobile accident. While drivers and pedestrians may understand inherent risks,...
Patients in Massachusetts and around the country expect their doctors to be highly skilled at their craft. Unfortunately, medical malpractice still happens. Wrong-site surgery is one of the worst forms. What is wrong-site surgery? Wrong-site surgery is a type of...
