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Cancer Made Tougher: Botched Radiation Therapy
Cancer is a tough battle to beat. Anyone who chooses the route of radiation therapy knows that treatment makes the process ten times harder. While radiation therapy is difficult enough some patients suffer long term effects from mistreatment. When a mistake is made a patient can receive too much or too little radiation which will…
The Most Common U.S. Birth Injuries
Becoming a parent is one of the most exciting times in a person’s life. Birth can be joyful, but on rare occasions, complications can arise. Unfortunately, some of these complications can cause injury and aren’t caused by the mother or child, but by the medical staff. A birth injury is defined as damage or injury…
Seeing A Salesperson In The Operating Room?
If someone is undergoing surgery in an operating room, there’s a chance that they or one of their loved ones will see an extra person there, sometimes coaching the doctors. They aren’t scrubbed in, but are often present while medical devices like new hips or knees and installing cardiac defibrillators or spine surgeries occur. These…
Awareness for Wrongful Birth Lawsuits
Coping with a wrongful birth claim is difficult and comes with many challenges. Throughout a pregnancy the expectant mother has the right to test the fetus for certain medical conditions and impending birth defects. If a doctor runs these tests and determines there is a complication, parents then should have the right to decide if…
The causes of bedsores
Bedsores are the result of pressure on the skin that reduces blood flow in and around the skin and surrounding tissues. Generally, doctors identify three primary causes of bedsores: 1) sustained pressure, 2) friction, and 3) sheer. Sustained pressure happens when the skin and other tissues are trapped between a surface — like a bed…
Disciplining Physicians: How Does Connecticut Measure Up?
Every state has its own medical malpractice laws on the books, which means that every state handles its medical malpractice claims differently. According to a study featured in BMJ Quality Interests and Safety, the variation between the way states handle medical malpractice claims as a result of a lack of standardization of state regulations created…
Medical Negligence Claims In Connecticut
No matter where you go for medical treatment, you are always at risk of becoming the victim of medical malpractice, even if you are careful to research your doctors and medical facilities. Indeed, there is no way to know for sure if your doctor or medical facility will act appropriately and reasonably when administering your…