medical malpractice

Although the occurrence is rare, upper-arm vaccine injections sometimes cause long-term or permanent shoulder injuries in patients. “Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration” (SIRVA) may result in a torn rotator cuff, frozen shoulder (inability to move the shoulder), nerve damage, a limited range of motion and/or chronic pain. Such injuries can significantly affect a victim’s…

A recent study conducted at the University of Montreal in Canada suggests that there may be a correlation between the use of antidepressants during pregnancy and autism. After studying more than 145,000 children born in Quebec between 1998 and 2009, researchers found that women who took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during their second and…

Most Americans know that when a physician breaches his or her duty of care to a patient, thereby causing harm, the physician can be held liable in a court of law for medical malpractice. New Jersey doctor mistakes lawyers note that the harm need not be as straightforward as a missed cancer diagnosis or an…

Deanna Fei was only five and a half months pregnant when she went into labor, unsure whether her baby would live or die. At less than two pounds, her baby, Mila, was very fragile and needed extensive medical care. Thankfully, Mila received the care she needed and is now a healthy two-year-old. But a year…

During surgery or in an emergency situation in which a patient’s airway is compromised, it may be necessary for a medical provider to intubate the patient, or insert a breathing tube through the patient’s mouth or nose and into the lungs to allow for adequate ventilation.  Intubations are routinely performed on surgical patients by anesthesiologists. …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological condition with a complicated set of symptoms. There are a number of conditions that present similar symptoms, which can make it very difficult to diagnose. These conditions require very different treatments from MS, and a misdiagnosis can allow the disease to go unchecked. Knowing which conditions mimic the symptoms…

An individual need not sustain physical injury in order to have suffered harm in the eyes of the law. Negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) occurs if a party is injured emotionally by the negligence of another.  When a family member has been hospitalized, for example, their loved ones often bear witness to the level…

Dental malpractice occurs when a patient has suffered injury or lasting harm as the result of being incorrectly, or negligently treated by their dentist. A dentist has a legal responsibility to comply with the standard of care for treating patients, and can be held liable if a patient is harmed as a result of his…