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Category Archives: Medical Malpractice & Errors

For most of human history, giving birth carried significant risks. That changed in the 20th century, when maternal mortality rates fell dramatically. In fact, maternal mortality in the U.S. was about 900 per 100,000 births in 1918, or almost 1%. But in the 40s and 50s, the rate collapsed. The rise in maternal mortality in …

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When you seek medical treatment, you have the reasonable expectation that doctors, nurses, and hospitals will provide high quality professional care. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. Medical malpractice is a serious problem. It occurs when a healthcare provider deviates from the accepted standard of care and causes harm to a patient.  A new study …

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Medical malpractice in Albany can take many different forms and occur in different settings, and various types of healthcare providers can be liable for the harm. Patients can suffer injuries as a result of medical negligence when they visit a primary care provider, when they seek quick care in an urgent care facility, when they …

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When a medication mistake occurs in Albany, who is liable for the resulting harm? Medication errors can have many different causes, and they can take a variety of forms. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a medication mistake is defined broadly to mean “any preventable event that may cause or lead to …

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Medical malpractice cases can be filed in a wide range of circumstances in which a surgical error occurs. Some surgical errors only result in minor injuries, while some do not result in harm at all. Many surgical errors are catastrophic, and they are known as “never events,” according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and …

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Medical malpractice in Rochester can take many different forms, and it is critical to understand how different kinds of healthcare providers can be liable for patient harm. A common but less discussed area of medical malpractice involves pharmacists and dispensing errors. When can a pharmacist be liable for medical negligence, and how do dispensing errors …

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Early detection of colon cancer is key to survival. Most colon cancer begins in polyps found in the colon, which can be removed during or after screening. Although not all polyps will become cancerous, many will. Removing them protects the patient and is relatively easy. For this reason, the American Cancer Society recommends that people …

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With too many patients and not enough beds, Syracuse hospitals face tremendous pressure to discharge patients as soon as possible. Nevertheless, hospitals owe patients a duty to not discharge them until it is reasonably safe to do so. Doctors also must give patients proper instructions on how to care for themselves at home before being …

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Patients should not ever feel responsible for their own safety when they are visiting a health care provider. To be sure, patients should be able to expect that they will receive timely and appropriate care from any healthcare provider, and they should not have to fear that they will suffer an injury because of a …

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On the one hand, any situation in which a health care provider makes a mistake and a patient suffers harm should never happen and might be understood as a “never event.” On the other hand, some types of medical errors are so damaging and egregious that we need different terminology to describe them. This is …

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