According to some new research, roughly 20 percent of Medicare patients suffer medical injuries that have nothing to do with their actual medical condition. The study found that many cases where these Medicare patients were affected involved wrong prescriptions,...
Woman injured after forced C-section that she didn’t want
Let's say you are giving birth, or you are present when your significant other is giving birth. As the two of you struggle through labor -- though to be fair, one person is dealing with a whole lot more than the other -- the doctors eventually reach a point where they...
Preeclampsia: learn about the dangerous postpartum condition
The birth of a child is supposed to be the happiest moment of the family's life, with the parents and their newborn baby leaving the hospital in good health. However, that isn't the happy ending that every birth gets. In fact, birth injuries and pregnancy...
Astounding result in horrible surgical error case
What if a terrible surgical error changed your life in almost every conceivable way? What if a surgeon's mistake caused you to lose limbs, and lose certain senses, and to endure serious medical conditions that were literally heart-stopping? Wouldn't you do everything...
Study finds sepsis is a booming medical threat
The term "sepsis" is pretty common in the medical field, and many people all across New Mexico have probably heard of it. But they may not know what it means. Sepsis is, quite simply, an infection of the bloodstream. When your blood becomes infected, a host of medical...
Prescription drug-related suicide not faulted on doctor
In 2010, a golfer on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour committed suicide. She was 25 years old. The story rocked the tour and it left many people wondering why the golfer did it. Part of the reason may have been the medications she was taking and the...
Failed diagnosis leaves man with serious back pain
While the following story did not occur here in New Mexico, the circumstances of the story are important for anyone who suspects that they may have received poor care from a doctor, surgeon or hospital. A couple is suing a hospital after the husband of the family...
Newborns and brain injuries: factors besides oxygen deprivation
It has long been known that many brain injuries among newborns are due to oxygen deprivation. That statement remains true. Research is now showing, however, that it isn’t only during labor and delivery when babies are at risk. In this post, we will discuss a...
Confirm that your medical mistake qualifies as malpractice
One of the issues that someone needs to figure out when they have been traumatized by a medical error is their own anger about the situation. That is far more difficult than it sounds. Medical errors can ruin a person's life, and since they presumably occur at the...
Error reporting in the medical field needs to be improved
Imagine that you go to see your doctor, and he makes a mistake. It may not even be a very serious mistake -- but it is a mistake nonetheless. However, you aren't informed about the mistake, and your doctor doesn't really report it to anyone. The mistake is simply made...
