Medical terminology can be complicated and indecipherable for non-medical people. When a New Yorker goes to their doctor, they may not fully understand the complex words and terms included on their after-visit report. Because medical concepts and words can be hard to...
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Month: December 2020
Should you settle your medical malpractice case?
Medical malpractice can result in serious injuries, a worsened medical condition, and a poor prognosis. This harm can affect every aspect of your life and significantly diminish your quality of life. In other words, if you’ve been hurt by medical malpractice then your...
Differences between birth injuries and birth defects
Birth injuries are serious medical problems that result from negligence committed by health care providers. When doctors, nurses, and others in the medical field fail to meet their duty of care to their patients, including newborns, they can be held liable for their...
When discharge instructions are unclear, patients are harmed
When you go to the hospital in New York due to an emergency, there are several transitions you will make before you head home. For example, you may transition from the ambulance, to the emergency room, to a medical ward before you are discharged to go home. Being in...
Doctor fatigue can render medical care dangerous
Patients expect that the doctors and nurses who treat them are capable of performing their duties in a competent and safe fashion. While this occurs in many instances, there are a lot of circumstances where errors occur, causing devastating harm to unsuspecting...