When patients undergo a medical procedure, there are risks and complications of which they should be aware. Risks are inherent with any surgery, but there are also circumstances in which a complication could be the result of medical negligence....
No Change for Pneumonia and Surgical Patients in Terms of Adverse Events
New research shows reductions in adverse events for some hospital patients and no changes for others. Examples of adverse events include hospital-acquired infections, bedsores, drug reactions, and complications after undergoing surgery or other...
Ohio Hospital Agrees to Pay $650k in Kidney Transplant Case
The University of Toledo Medical Center has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a medical malpractice claim regarding the accidental disposal of a healthy kidney, which was meant for the donor’s sister.
Sarah Fudacz needed the kidney and her...