By Eric Weitz
Two-hundred and seventy fathers, mothers, children, brothers, sisters, and friends will die today as a result of medical malpractice and preventable medical errors. The same was true yesterday and will repeat itself tomorrow. As hospitals, physicians, and nurses continue to navigate the changes brought on by the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”); patient safety remains […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers agree with advocates on the importance of raising awareness about the developmental disorder and birth injury known as cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by injury or abnormal development in the immature brain, most often before birth. In an unborn child, […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers say X-ray images of the knees of a 65-year-old South Korean revealed hundreds of tiny gold acupuncture needles that had been left in her tissue. The X-rays were taken because the woman complained of having severe joint pain. According to an article that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers are representing the family of man whose spinal cord injury was undiagnosed. The man was admitted to Abington Memorial Hospital where he underwent a CT of the cervical spine. A radiologist at Abington reviewed the images and failed to recognize an abnormality shown on the cervical CT image. The man was […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers recognize Lung Cancer Awareness Month during the month of November. The lungs are two spongy organs in your chest responsible for taking in oxygen when you inhale and releasing carbon dioxide when you exhale. Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs. The abnormal cells […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers have learned that a medical malpractice lawsuit may be forthcoming on behalf of one of Major League Baseball’s most famous players. According to multiple reports, Alex Rodriguez, third baseman for the New York Yankees, and his lawyers say that the 14-time All-Star’s hip injury was misdiagnosed the during the 2012 playoffs. […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers know that many serious medical conditions such as cancer, heart attacks, and strokes are often missed by physicians. Many times, physicians ignore the patient’s symptoms, fail to order the proper diagnostic tests, or improperly read the results of those tests. Whatever the reason, misdiagnosing or failure to diagnose a condition is […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers say an increase in reports of complaints about the da Vinci Surgical System has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to talk with doctors who use the device. The da Vinci Surgical System is a popular robotic surgery device used in gynecological, kidney and general surgery procedures. According to the FDA, […]
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Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers advise patients that Medtronic has notified doctors of a complication with deep brain stimulation (DBS) leads that the company manufactures. Medtronic sent the notification to physicians in February after receiving “reports of DBS leads being damaged due to twisting of the connector within the lead cap during the surgical procedure.” The […]
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