When you seek medical treatment in Ohio, you no doubt hope and expect that doctors will be able to correctly diagnose your condition and recommend and implement appropriate treatment to obtain as full a recovery as possible. Sometimes, medication is all that's needed...
Medical Malpractice
Was your hospital stay extended due to MRSA?
You may have heard that there seems to be an epidemic of hospital-acquired infections in medical facilities across the country, including some here in Ohio. Perhaps you figured that since hospitals were aware of the problem, that automatically reduces your chances of...
The connection between brain injury and heart attack
Did you go to the emergency room or your family doctor with symptoms you think may be a heart attack, but your doctor sent you home with another diagnosis or no diagnosis? Hopefully that was the end of it, but you may have suffered a serious heart attack that required...
Did you never fully recover from a bout of severe sepsis?
You would think that there should be no reason why you would suffer from severe sepsis while in the care of an Ohio hospital and its medical personnel. Unfortunately, it happens more often than anyone would like to admit. Failing to diagnose an infection in a timely...
Where to turn for guidance when medical negligence causes harm
Having to visit a hospital in Ohio for treatment of a medical condition can be a harrowing experience. However, in some cases a trip to the hospital could be unavoidable, and while visiting a facility, you probably expect to receive a certain standard of treatment....
A pulmonary embolism could be fatal if undiagnosed
Even if a pulmonary embolism isn't fatal, it can cause significant damage. Having said that, you may not be familiar with what this particular ailment entails. In lay terms, a pulmonary embolism is (most often) a blood clot that travels from somewhere in your body to...
Common medical errors nurses make that may cause you harm
When you go into the hospital, you expect to leave in better shape than when you arrived. You rely on your doctors to properly diagnose your condition and provide an appropriate course of treatment. During your stay, you will probably see nurses more than doctors....
Make no mistake about it, medical errors are a major problem
When you visit a doctor's office or other medical facility in Ohio, you can reasonably expect that all licensed professionals who tend to your care will do so in a manner consistent with the highest accepted standards in the medical industry. Every physician is unique...
Did your gallbladder surgery not go as expected?
Every year in Ohio and across the country, numerous individuals need to have their gallbladders removed. Medical providers claim this is a minimally invasive surgery, particularly as surgeons often perform the procedure laparoscopically. Unfortunately, there are those...
Did your doctor fail to meet the appropriate standard of care?
When you learn that you have a medical condition that needs attention, you certainly want to ensure that you not only receive the best care but also receive the correct treatment. Substandard care, misdiagnoses, improper treatments and other medical malpractice issues...
