A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces that in 2011 there were approximately 722,000 patients who acquired an infection over the course of their hospital stays.
About 75,000 of them lost their lives as a...
Lawsuit Filed After Surgeon Operated on Wrong Side of Brain
A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed Friday against SSM Health Care-St. Louis and a local neurosurgeon for allegedly operating on the wrong side of a woman’s skull and brain.
The 53-year-old woman, Regina Turner, was scheduled for surgery...
Leaving Foreign Objects in Patients is a Bigger Problem than It Should Be
Leaving a foreign object inside a patient after surgery is one of the most preventable types of medical mishaps. Yet it happens more often than it should. According to the Joint Commission, a non-profit that accredits and certifies more than...