Leaving a beloved family member at a nursing home is scary. There are feelings of guilt and worry that something will happen to them. But, most of the time, those feelings dissipate with time, and you realize that you made the right choice. However, sometimes, you...
Whether a person is a first-time home buyer or they have experience in purchasing property in New York, the process can be simultaneously exciting and fear-inducing. It is a major financial commitment and challenges can arise without warning. Whether the property...
Real estate law can get complicated, especially when there are questions about who actually owns a particular piece of property. The question can arise virtually any time, from the sale of property to situations where an owner simply wants the answer settled for their...
For someone looking to buy a home, the very name “short sale” seems to imply they’ll automatically get a good deal and it will happen quickly. But this is not necessarily the case at all. The reality is that a short-sale home may not save you any money and it may take...
With all of the medical advances and technology at doctors’ disposal, you would think that obtaining an accurate diagnosis of a medical condition would be relatively easy. But the sad reality is that diagnostic errors occur all the time. In fact, some studies have...
Staying in a hospital, visiting a hospital emergency room or even going to an outpatient clinic might feel like traveling through a black hole for some residents of New York City. The reason is that in the medical world, critical information too often gets lost after...
Doctors may take a Hippocratic oath to do no harm, but if they fail to make a correct diagnosis, patients suffer harm. Misdiagnoses are a serious problem in the U.S., affecting many patients every year. These are preventable mistakes that should not be made. The...
One of the most common types of medical malpractice in New York City and elsewhere is the failure of the physician to diagnose a serious illness. In a recent publication by the Journal of the American Medical Association, the researchers identified the ten most common...
When a patient receives medical care, there is an understanding that a certain level of care is provided to patients. This holds true whether one is going through surgery, getting treatment, filling a prescription or is receiving mental health care, a patient believes...
Unfortunately, there are times that a hospital stay can compound medical problems and cause more harm. Inadequate safety and quality can lead to serious and even fatal mistakes. Startling statistics The statistics for hospital malpractice are startling: Each year, up...