Failure to address sleep apnea prior to surgery can lead to lifelong medical problems or death and a medical malpractice lawsuit.

A man has filed a lawsuit against his doctor alleging that he misdiagnosed his condition, allowing cancer to spread through his body. According to a news report in The Madison Record, the man and his wife filed the lawsuit against the Wisconsin doctor, the hospital and the health network. The patient apparently had a lump [...]

Having a loved one admitted to the hospital can very often be an emotional or traumatic experience due to the sudden nature of the admittance or the degree of the health condition. While hospitals throughout Pennsylvania and the United States have made significant improvements in reducing the rate of hospital acquired infections and other patient [...]

A Philadelphia jury’s decision to allow a $3 million award to an 87-year-old woman’s estate has been upheld by the state Superior Court. The Legal Intelligencer reports that the woman was killed by an overdose of pain medication administered to her through her spinal fluid. The cause of the woman’s death was connected to an [...]

Surgery malpractice is when a surgeon fails to provide reasonable care during surgery and makes a surgical mistake. Surgical malpractice leads to an injury, loss of income, or even wrongful death. The patient or his or her family must prove that the doctor failed to perform with reasonable care during surgery.

Several serious allegations against a Philadelphia doctor who performed abortions have resulted in multiple lawsuits, reports Philly.com. The doctor has been charged with murder, several counts of infanticide, and abuse of a corpse.

Undergoing surgery can be a frightening experience. As patients, we trust that medical professionals will perform our surgery with a high standard of care. However, what happens when a surgical procedure causes a patient to suffer a brain injury? While most of us wouldn’t like to believe that this is possible, surgical errors such as [...]

The decision to have surgery may not always be the easiest. In other situations, there may not be much time nor the opportunity for a patient to have a say in the matter. We trust medical professionals to properly inform us of particular risks involved with certain surgical procedures. We also rely on them to [...]

Chorioamnionitis, also referred to as amnionitis or intra-amniotic infection, is a bacterial infection that manifests either before or during labor. Both the mother and infant are at risk of various complications associated with chorioamnionitis. If medical professionals fail to diagnose or timely treat a mother and her baby for chorioamnionitis, complications can become more severe.

Shunts are medical devices that are required for some patients to be implanted into the brain to help treat various conditions, the most predominant condition being hydrocephalus. If a physician fails to diagnose shunt malfunction, a patient can suffer drastic consequences.