Doctor Errors

For residents of New Mexico who need medical treatment, one of the most devastating results is that not only is their medical condition is not treated, but another issue is created by negligent care. This is the situation one woman finds herself in after she said she...

The New Mexico legal system provides options for patients who have been victims of medical errors. From lack of informed consent to misdiagnosis and beyond, doctor errors do sadly occur at times. While certainly preventing such problems is the number one priority,...

Nobody wants to think of being the victim of a medical error, a missed diagnosis, a wrong diagnosis or more. But, sadly, it does happen. All around the country and including in New Mexico, doctor errors happen on an all-too often basis. Sometimes, patients may not...

When New Mexico patients undergo an operation, they’re taking on substantial risks. Although the majority of doctors are competent, doctor errors can occur, especially during complex operations. Thankfully, researchers work to bring problems related to medical...

Patients in New Mexico rely on doctors to alert them of any possible illnesses so that the patient can be treated immediately. Although patients can suffer when doctors fail to diagnose cancer and other serious conditions, it can be just as harmful for doctors to...

When it comes to matters of life and death, it is important for New Mexicans to trust the medical experts. However, doctors and hospital staff members sometimes make mistakes that could potentially end a patient’s life. Thankfully, some victims of doctor...

Doctors in New Mexico save lives every day, but they also make mistakes that can prove fatal or severely debilitating. Fortunately, new research findings have identified the most common types of doctor errors and how some of them can be prevented. Each time a patient...

When patients in New Mexico suffer injuries or even death as a result of medical errors, it can be devastating for the victims as well as their families, especially when the victim is an infant. If the victim is too young to hold the negligent doctor and hospital...

Advances in medical technology enable doctors to treat patients with more accuracy and fewer unpleasant intrusions. Because many medical devices are designed to be minimally invasive, they’re usually miniscule. For this reason, doctors in New Mexico may be more...

Many people in New Mexico and across the nation bemoan the rising cost of healthcare, but few people can pinpoint the reason for its high costs. Some place blame on the cost of medical malpractice; when hospitals cover the legal costs of doctor errors, the thinking...