Risky business in the medical sector
Missouri residents may be interested in learning more about some of the inherent risks that affect the quality of treatment provided by health care facilities across the country. A 2005 study of more than 1,500 medical professionals exposed a propensity for dangerous errors and complicit behavior occurring on a routine basis in the medical sector. […]
Read MoreEmergency medical malpractice and Missouri patients
Missouri residents may be interested in a new study claiming that emergency care physicians are much more likely to face medical malpractice lawsuits than their counterparts in other fields. Patients seeking emergency medical care are also more likely to receive improper treatment, according to the research. The Doctors Company, a national medical malpractice insurance company, […]
Read MoreWhat tests are used to diagnose cancer?
Missouri residents may be interested in learning how medical professionals diagnose cancer. In order to diagnose this potentially fatal disease, a doctor might first check to see if there are any abnormal lumps in a patient’s body. Although some lumps could be felt during a physical examination, others might need to be discovered through imaging […]
Read MoreWhat’s the cure for a misdiagnosis?
The Institute of Medicine plans to release a report in the near future in the hopes of bringing more attention to what appears to be a persistent problem in the health care industry. Every year, deadly medical conditions from cancer to myocardial infarctions are missed completely or assumed to be something else, leading to delays […]
Read MoreWay in which hospital handled deadly fungus scrutinized
Most parents cannot imagine the loss of a child. While difficult to contemplate under any circumstance this is particularly true when the child dies while in the care of health care providers at a hospital–people who in many cases are supposed to be making them better. This is why the death of multiple children at […]
Read MoreSurgery may have led to exposure to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Each day people throughout the nation experience severe illnesses or injuries that prompt them to seek medical assistance. It’s fair to say that most individuals who reside in St. Louis, Missouri, go to hospitals for this medical attention at hospitals because they assume that they will be well taken care of and will leave in […]
Read MoreMedical malpractice could take many forms
Individuals throughout the city of Saint Louis rely upon medical professionals to help them when they are injured or ill. In many cases doctors, nurses and others involved in providing medical care do this without the patient suffering any ill effects. Sadly, on other occasions the care is below the standard of what is expected […]
Read MoreVerdict reached in case involving medical procedure complication
Unfortunately, complications sometimes arise in relation to medical procedures. Complications from medical procedures can be very harmful to patients, particularly when doctors or hospitals fail to respond properly to such complications. Complication-related negligence can sometimes even have fatal results. Thus, it is very important for doctors and hospitals to act properly when it comes to […]
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