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Medical Malpractice. When we hear these two words, we usually think of the most obvious cases: surgery on the wrong side of the body, instruments left inside the body, or misdiagnosing a patient. Sure, these situations constitute a medical malpractice lawsuit. There’s no question about it. But some medical malpractice situations are not as black…

The miracle of childbirth is a truly incredible experience. Every future mother hopes that giving birth to her new baby will be smooth. And who wouldn’t? Pregnancy, labor, and childbirth are all difficult experiences. But in the end, it’s all worth it to have a happy and healthy baby. But sometimes, the mother, baby, or…

You’d think that a hospital is the safest place to be. It’s where you get treated and cured, right? But there’s a silent, often deadly condition you can get just by being in the hospital. We’re talking about sepsis. It’s what happens when your body’s infection-fighting processes go wrong. Caught early, sepsis sufferers can make a…

In January 2021, Natalie Avilez filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a neurosurgeon at Mercy Clinic East Communities. The reason?  Neurosurgeon Malpractice. Believe it or not, her surgeon operated on the wrong side of her spine.  When Avilez was referred to a neurosurgeon for her back pain, she was told an easy surgery would relieve…

We put so much of our trust into the hands of medical professionals. And while they have skills and years of schooling, doctors are humans, too. They’re not perfect, and as much as we hate to admit it, they can make mistakes. You want to trust their knowledge and years of experience, but sometimes they…

Undergoing invasive surgery is one of the hardest things for many people. Why? Because they fear how they’ll feel afterwards. What if the surgeon operates on the wrong organ? Or anesthesia isn’t administered correctly and you feel everything? Or what if you’re left with permanent nerve damage after surgery?  Your physician tells you the only…