Throughout the United States, reports suggest that surgeons could operate on the wrong site about 1,000 times a year. Wrong site surgery mistakes are preventable with if the proper standards of medical care are followed, and most cases are directly tied to human error and a… Read More
In November 2007, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a list of the 54 worst nursing homes in America. The list of the poorest performing homes was pulled from a complete report containing 128 "special focus facilities," which are subject to more… Read More
The new movie "Awake", starring Hayden Christensen, portrays the horrifying and painful effects of anesthesia awareness, which occurs when a patient is awake during surgery, yet unable to tell the doctors or nurses about the pain they are experiencing. Unfortunately, for as many as 30,000 people… Read More
A new technology is being used at some hospitals to help prevent surgical sponges from being forgotten during surgery. Medical malpractice studies have previously found that around 1,500 people have a surgical tool left in after surgery every year, and surgical sponges are one of the… Read More
Two weeks ago we wrote about hospital medication errors which cause serious injuries for thousands of Americans each year. We pointed to the recent overdose of actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins, who were given a dose of blood thinner by a Los Angeles hospital which was… Read More
A new technique used by some hospitals in Great Britain may prove to be an important breakthrough in preventing brain damage which could result from a traumatic birth. A brain chilling cap is used after some deliveries where the birth was delayed or the baby's brain was… Read More
On November 29, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a list of 54 nursing homes classified as some of the worst in the United States. (more…) Read More
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have released a report identifying the worst nursing homes in America. Fifty four nursing homes from 34 different states were identified as the worst facilities out of 120 homes designated as a "special focus facility." Poor performance reviews… Read More
Although cosmetic surgery is an optional procedure, it is still a complex operation which could involve serious complications. However, some people do not consider the risks of cosmetic surgery malpractice before going "under the knife" and fail to make simple steps to check the qualifications and… Read More
Injuries caused by hospital medication mistakes have increased substantially over the past decade, and many of these unfortunate errors may have been avoided with proper care, training and supervision. Just like doctors can make a medical mistake by failing to exercise reasonable care, nurses and hospital… Read More
