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How You Can Prevent Medical Errors

In a previous blog, we shared the news that medical errors are now the 3rd leading cause of death in […]

A woman whose mother died from an allergic reaction to opiates while in hospital care has been awarded $20 million

Makers of the retrievable inferior vena cava filters (IVC) are facing multiple lawsuits for failing to warn patients and doctors

A New York jury awarded a woman $5.1 million in a medical malpractice case for being exposed to Hepatitis C

The failure of a medical team to recognize a patient’s adverse reaction to a medication has resulted in a jury

A pediatrician who worked at Coney Island Hospital has come forward to tell about the frightening level of patient care

An eight-figure settlement has been reached in the medical practice case brought forth by family members of comedienne Joan Rivers

A new study from the New England Journal of Medicine has found a link between certain doctor behavior patterns and

The city of Syracuse is facing a wrongful death/police negligence case in the aftermath of the February death of a

According to a recent report, New York has fallen behind most other states in how it vets and disciplines nurses.