Malpractice

One of the most commonplace types of medical malpractice in Pennsylvania involves medication errors. A study has revealed that almost 1.5 million medication errors occur in the United States annually. That translates to a medication error occurring in the country...

Approximately 6,800 different types of prescription medications are available in the United States and dispensed in Pennsylvania hospitals. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 7,000 to 9,000 people die in the U.S. annually as the result of some sort of medication error....

Sometimes, the cause behind a birth injury in Pennsylvania is medical malpractice. If you suspect that negligence from your health care provider injured your newborn, you could speak with a lawyer to see if there is a case that you can pursue compensation. Negligence...

An estimated 1.5 million people in Pennsylvania and across the United States experience a traumatic brain injury each year. Traumatic brain injuries often result from auto accidents, sports incidents, falls at home and work accidents. Though medical professionals have...

Few people in Pennsylvania have heard of Seaver's illness even though it's relatively common in older adults. In fact, Seaver's illness is more common than other diseases like ALS and cerebral palsy. Seaver's illness is also known as Lewy body dementia, a disease that...

Colon and rectal cancer used to be thought of as affecting mainly older people in Pittsburgh and around the country. In 1989, the median age of colorectal cancer patients was 72. Yet the median age dropped to 66 in 2016, and just as fewer people over the age of 65 are...

Shoulder dystocia is one of the rarer birth injuries, but expectant mothers in Pennsylvania should know about it all the same. It arises in 0.2% to 0.3% of pregnancies. What happens is that during labor and birth, the baby has one or both shoulders stuck in the...

In the medical field, there are three conditions in particular that are the most liable to be misdiagnosed: cancers, vascular events and infections. These are known as the Big Three. Residents of Pennsylvania should know that, according to a study from the Johns...

Pennsylvania residents should know about bronchiectasis, a condition where the lung's airways become damaged and allow mucus to build up. A series of reports, which were published in Case Reports in Pulmonology, have found that bronchiectasis is liable to be...

Many people in Pennsylvania suffer from gout, one type of inflammatory arthritis that is caused by higher-than-normal levels of uric acid in the body. Gout is associated with severe joint pain, which often emerges late at night or during sleep. However, in order for...