Common Problems Caused By Unnecessary Surgery

Surgeries are lifesaving and can be critical in mitigating disease and treating injuries. As many as 50 million surgeries take place in the U.S. each year and 310 million occur globally. When surgery is necessary, it’s one of the most targeted and effective medical treatments available. However, surgery comes with significant risks, including postoperative…

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What Are the Most Common Stroke Risk Factors?

A stroke is an emergency situation with potentially life-altering or deadly effects. A stroke causes a cut-off of oxygen to the brain or a portion of the brain either by blockage or bleeding, resulting in the death of brain cells. The brain needs a continual supply of nutrients and oxygen-carrying blood to function properly….

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What Are the Most Concerning Long-Term Surgical Error Complications?

Patients are at their most vulnerable when they place themselves into the hands of a surgical team, knowing that the procedure occurs while they are deeply under anesthesia and no longer able to actively participate in their medical care. You trust your medical providers to perform within the medical community’s standard of care to…

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How Dangerous Are Medical Device Defects?

Medical devices are life-saving for many individuals, and many greatly improve a patient’s quality of life. But when these critical devices are defective, it places medically vulnerable patients at tremendous risk. Injuries, negative health impacts, and sometimes death result from defective medical devices. So, how common are medical device defects? According to data from…

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Common Medical Errors Leading to Blood Toxicity

Doctors prescribe life-saving medications every day, including medications for temporary conditions or long-term daily use. Sadly, medical errors are a leading cause of death in the United States, including medication mistakes leading to blood toxicity. Because symptoms of drug toxicity may be subtle at first, these dangerous warning signs sometimes go unnoticed by patients…

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How Much Time Do You Have to Sue After Surgery?

Surgery is one of the most permanently life-altering experiences we endure as human beings. When we undergo surgery, we are at our most vulnerable and entirely dependent on the high quality of care we expect from our doctors. Though surgeries save countless lives each year, a small but persistent percentage of surgical patients experience…

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What Compensation is Recoverable in a Medical Malpractice Case?

Medical malpractice is one of the most egregious personal injury claims in Arizona courts. We hold our medical providers to high standards and trust them to prioritize our health and safety above all else. When a doctor or other provider commits negligence or makes a medical mistake, they breach the special duty of care…

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How Can Informed Consent Impact Your Medical Malpractice Lawsuit?

As patients, we put a lot of trust in our medical providers, believing that our health is their highest priority. When it comes to making critical decisions about our health, we want to be the ones who ultimately make the decisions; but before we make choices about our healthcare, we have to trust that…

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What Is a Doctor’s Duty of Care?

We trust our doctors with our very lives, relying on their specialized knowledge to provide care when we’re injured, ill, or experiencing normal health changes related to pregnancy and aging. However, a doctor’s knowledge and skills alone are not always enough to ensure that every patient receives the best possible care. To address that…

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What Differentiates Wrongful Death From Medical Malpractice Lawsuits?

The unexpected loss of a loved one is traumatic and confusing. If your family member died due to a medical provider’s mistake, you might wonder where to turn. Should you file a wrongful death lawsuit, or is your claim a medical malpractice case? What’s the difference, and which one benefits survivors more?  Even though…

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