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If you're dealing with a serious illness, you're likely spending more time than you'd like around doctors and other health care professionals in office settings and perhaps even in the hospital. The last thing you need is for a serious mistake to threaten your health...
A medical malpractice case made it all the way to the Mississippi Supreme Court. After hearing the case, the justices ruled in the defendants' favor.The plaintiff underwent orthoscopic knee surgery back in May 2013 at Jackson's Mississippi Baptist Medical Center....
A Mississippi woman whose doctor performed four surgeries on her -- including an abdominal hysterectomy -- within hours after she gave birth in 2016 has prevailed in court. She was awarded $2.4 million in a malpractice suit against her obstetrician. The Lowndes County...
Anyone who's had a beloved doctor decide to move to another state, switch to a different field of medicine or simply retire may feel abandoned. However, while there is such a thing as physician abandonment, it's more complex than those scenarios.Doctors stop treating...
The solution to reducing medical errors may begin in medical school. That's the assertion of one pediatric geneticist who has taught and practiced medicine for several decades.He believes that all medical students should be required to earn risk management...
The very nature of psychiatric treatment can make it difficult to determine — let alone prove — that a doctor is guilty of malpractice. Not all patients have positive outcomes from therapy, for a multitude of reasons. Some therapists just aren't very good....
Most people have heard stories about surgeons leaving sponges, instruments, towels, gloves and more in a patient during an operation. These aren't just urban legends. It actually happens — far too frequently.One Mississippi woman is still seeking justice after a...
Hospitals have access to more feedback from patients and family members than ever. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) consumer satisfaction surveys are used by the federal government to help determine how much funding they get...
Expectant and new mothers often feel like doctors aren't listening to them. Doctors and other medical professionals dismiss many of their concerns as "mommy brain." However, failure to give credence to women's concerns can have devastating results for them and/or...
Medical malpractice cases have decreased overall in recent years, but one specific category has remained steady: diagnostic errors. That's according to a study just released by a malpractice insurer and service provider. These errors were behind more malpractice...