Maine Medical Malpractice Verdict For Methadone Overdose
April 17, 2012
Earlier this month, a medical malpractice jury in Maine deliberated for less than two hours before unanimously awarding a woman compensatory damages in the amount of $1,912,934 for her alleged brain damage caused by her doctor over-prescribing methadone that resulted in her experiencing an episode[...]
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Pharmacy Error Was The Cause Of Chicago Infant’s Death
April 15, 2012
In 2010, a couple gave birth to a son who was four months premature. The parents stayed by their baby’s bedside for six weeks in the hospital, caring for and nurturing their delicate newborn. On October 15, 2010, the baby had heart surgery but suddenly died from unknown causes. An investigat[...]
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Avoiding Medication Mistakes
September 16, 2011
The names of common prescription medications may be hard to spell as well as pronounce. How do the drug companies come up with the names of their drugs? Why can’t they make the names easy to remember and easy to spell? Why can’t the names of the drugs help to remind patients what they ar[...]
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Some Tips to Help You Prevent Medical Errors – Part One
March 20, 2011
As many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in hospitals in the United States every year as a result of medical errors, and many more suffer serious or permanent injuries as a result of preventable medical errors. While many people rely on the knowledge and expertise of their health care providers to ass[...]
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