Medical mistakes happen all the time in the hospital, and quite a few of them involve prescription medications. Both the pills that staff members hand out throughout the day and the medications administered intravenously in liquid form can do more harm than good if...
You rely on your doctor’s expertise and judgment to protect your health. When that judgment fails you, though, it can easily delay the diagnosis of serious conditions like cancer. Those delays could allow your condition to worsen while it is left untreated. What might...
The time may come in your life when you’re faced with the challenge of deciding for or against a surgical procedure. This is a big decision, as it will impact you in a variety of ways (regardless of the path you follow). There are many ways to put your mind at ease,...
People go to the hospital or other inpatient medical facilities to improve their condition and recover from illnesses, not to acquire new diseases. Unfortunately, due to inadequate precautions by staff members or contaminated equipment and facilities, those who stay...
Earlier this month, Gerry Leeseberg was interviewed regarding the difficulties in pursuing medical malpractice cases in Ohio by the Ohio Association for Justice, a non-profit litigation group that ensures all Ohioans have equal access to the civil justice system:...
Delayed or inaccurate diagnoses are responsible for more than a third of all medical malpractice claims in the United States, where the patient died or was severely disabled, according to a recent white paper study. The research was funded by the Society to Improve...
USA Today recently published an article featuring a former client as part of their "Deadly Deliveries" series detailing their investigation into maternal safety and childbirth complications in the United States. represented Emilee...
Why can MRSA be considered a serious problem? MRSA [methicillin-resistant staph aureus] is a serious bacterial infection that is resistant to treatment with standard antibiotics. It is typically a nosocomial [hospital-acquired] post-operative surgical site infection...
Mount Carmel recently released an "investigation timeline" purportedly detailing what they have learned about Dr. William Husel's role in prescribing excessive and potentially fatal doses of Fentanyl. Investigation Timeline: investigation-timeline-feb22.pdf Mount...
We recently obtained a copy of Mount Carmel's "Plan of Correction," which details, among other things, the following information: How Dr. Husel, the nurses, and pharmacists were able to access such inappropriate doses of pain medication for patients; Mount Carmel's...
