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We place tremendous trust in our doctors, relying on their expertise to keep us safe. Tragically, preventable medication errors can result in fatal outcomes. Studies show that medication mistakes are one of the most frequent and avoidable causes of patient harm. When a loved one dies due to a doctor’s careless medication error, families…

Expectant parents plan for their perfect day when they welcome their new family member into the world. For most parents, the birth of their child lives up to the joy and triumph they anticipated, but when a birth injury occurs, it alters far more than just the birth plan and celebratory happiness of the…

The birth of a new baby is a joyous moment for parents, but when that joy is dampened by a difficult birth experience or one in which complications or a medical emergency occur, it’s essential for parents to be alert to signs of a birth injury during the early hours and days of their…

During a serious illness or after an injury, we place ourselves into the hands of doctors and other medical professionals with the expectation that they will treat us with diligent attention and care, prioritizing our health, well-being, and very lives as required by the Hippocratic oath.  Unfortunately, when a doctor fails to live up…

It takes a leap of faith when we place ourselves in the hands of a surgeon while under anesthesia, unconscious, and vulnerable on the operating table. Still, we trust our surgeons and their teams to treat our lives with as much care as they would their own. Unfortunately, medical mistakes, negligence, and communication failures…

Parents spend months planning for the joyous day they welcome a new baby into their family. When that joy is dampened by the trauma of a birth injury and an uncertain future for their baby, it’s devastating for the entire family. While some birth injuries are minor and fully recoverable, more serious birth injuries…

Discovering that the doctor, medical provider, or medical facility you trusted with your care betrayed your good faith and violated their duty can be nearly as devastating as the injury or worsened medical condition that resulted from the malpractice. When you’ve been harmed by a medical provider’s mistake, you deserve full and fair compensation. …

When we put our lives in a doctor’s hands, we trust that they will do their absolute best while managing our care. Unfortunately, doctors sometimes fail to live up to our expectations. When a medical provider makes a medical mistake or acts negligently while treating a patient, the results can be life-threatening, causing a…

We trust our doctors to abide by their oath to “first, do no harm” when we place our lives in their hands. While it’s not unusual to have anxiety over surgery and major medical procedures, few people think twice about taking a simple medication prescribed by a doctor. Unfortunately, no medication is “simple,” and…

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease remains a leading cause of death in the United States with 702,880 deaths in a single recent year. Still, despite the alarming statistics, medical providers miss a startling number of heart attack diagnoses in emergency rooms and urgent care centers, resulting in adverse outcomes…