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Will Proposal to Extend Residency Shifts Lead to More Medical Errors? It is undeniable: medical errors are a significant problem facing America today. In fact, a recent study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and published in the British Medical Journal, cited medical error as the third-leading cause of death in the United States. […]

A baby’s time in utero is a critical period of development that spells long-term implications for his or her health after birth. The way that a single cell grows and evolves into an entire human being with organs, fingers, and toes, is simply miraculous. However, the process by which this occurs is extremely complex and […]

Three mothers have filed lawsuits against a physician and a hospital, for alleged medical malpractice that resulted in two children with severe birth injuries and one who did not survive. These tragic cases are evidence of the catastrophic consequences that may result from medical negligence and delivery errors during child birth. Obstetricians, hospitals, and medical staff […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently required more effective warnings about the potentially lethal consequences of combining prescription painkillers and sedatives. This announcement followed the filing of a petition by health directors of 16 states and 12 cities, resulting from a concern about the increasing occurrence of overdose of prescription painkillers. The FDA […]

What Damages are Available to Victims of Medical Malpractice in New Jersey? When you or someone you love has been injured as a result of negligence by a doctor, hospital, or another medical professional, you are entitled to pursue compensation, also known as “damages.” There are two types of damages that a plaintiff in a […]

A $2.2 million settlement was reached between the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, over filming for a television documentary that disclosed the medical information of two patients without obtaining their consent. Specifically, the hospital allowed the ABC Network crew for “NY Med” to film a dying […]

Understanding Intubation Errors and Related Injuries in New Jersey Ideally, anesthesiologists administer safe and effective drugs to patients prior to undergoing serious surgical procedures. Unfortunately, intubation errors and anesthesia errors may occur in a variety of situations, despite assumptions that complications are isolated to hospital surgeries. For example, these errors may also occur in urgent care facilities, […]

The possibility of surgery, especially the potential for errors during surgery, can be stressful and daunting. Risks may be present, even for minor surgery. A patient normally puts his/her faith in a surgeon, believing that person to be trustworthy and completely focused on them during the surgery. Although a reasonable expectation, that may not always […]

Recently, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) committed $26 million to new research aimed at preventing hospital infections and improving patient safety in medical settings throughout the country. This initiative, known as the Prevention Epicenters Program, will be spearheaded by five major academic medical centers between 2016 and 2020. The goal of the […]

When you take a look at medical errors in the United States, the numbers are astounding. According to the Journal of Patient Safety, medical errors result in approximately 400,000 deaths each year. So, what to do? How can hospitals and the medical professionals who work within them prevent these errors and their devastating results? One hospital […]