Articles
Medical Malpractice
- Understanding and identifying medical malpractice in nursing homes
- What Does Medical Malpractice Look Like?
- Medical Malpractice: Moving Forward After an Injury
- Medical malpractice claims in New Mexico: What should patients know?
- Breast implants and cancer: Misdiagnosis and medical malpractice
- Many physicians continue practicing after multiple malpractice cases
- Was the untimely death of Joan Rivers caused by medical malpractice?
- When something is left behind: the issue of “retained surgical items”
- Medical malpractice laws in New Mexico
- Most medical malpractice claims arise from misdiagnoses, study finds
- Over 4,000 catastrophic surgical errors occur annually
Birth and Pediatric Concerns
- Here’s how you can reduce your chances of medical negligence during birth
- Here’s What You Need to Know About Medical Malpractice During Birth
- Risk of drug interaction high for kids with multiple prescriptions
- Accidental use of ADHD medications by children skyrockets
- What should parents in New Mexico know about cerebral palsy?
- Birth injuries and cerebral palsy: A continued problem.
Hospital and Nursing Home Safety
- New Mexico plummets in latest national hospital safety ranking
- New data shows nursing home staffing levels are often overstated
- Report: Troubling inspections at New Mexico nursing homes
- New Mexico ranks near the bottom in hospital safety report
- New Mexico receives failing score for quality of nursing homes
Medication and Prescription Issues
- Opioid shortage at hospitals increases risk of medical errors
- What can New Mexico patients do to help avoid medication errors?
- Medication mistakes a serious problem in the U.S.
- New Mexico court rules that prescription error lawsuit filed too late
Medical Staff and Procedure Concerns
- Depression and stress among nurses leads to medical errors
- Ways medical staff can reduce risk of hospital-acquired infections
- Surgeons who “run two rooms” face increasing scrutiny
- Report: thousands duped into surgeries they do not need each year
- Hospital errors caused by exhausted, overworked nurses
- Fatigued surgeons in New Mexico may harm patients
- Daughter says lack of nurses led to father’s death at hospital
- Study Finds Weekend Patients at Greater Risk of Negative Outcomes
General Healthcare Concerns
- Why New Mexico patients may need to seek a second medical opinion
- Is hospital staff immune to alarms?
- Study suggests medical errors are a leading cause of death
- Doctor quality? How do you know?
- Is Your Doctor Telling You the Truth? Study Results May Surprise You
- Improve the Care You Receive at Medical Facilities by Being Prepared
Specific Medical and Surgical Concerns
- Understanding central line-associated bloodstream infections
- The myths of tort reform
- More hospitals using robots to help prevent infections
- Robotic surgery injuries on the rise
- IV labels may raise risk of anesthesia errors, study finds
- Medical Procedure Provided to New Mexico Man Causes Additional Damage