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Tag Archives: Surgery
Hospital Gets Sued After Performing Prostate Cancer Surgery on the Wrong Patient
Pathologists are doctors who study the cause and development of disease. These medical professionals play a vital role in a patient’s care. In fact, treatment decisions are often made solely on the opinion of a pathologist. If you have been … Continue reading
Posted in Medical malpractice law
Tagged cancer, gets, Hospital, Patient, Performing, prostate, Sued, Surgery, wrong
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OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND: Thousands in Britain left to go blind due to eye surgery rationing: Report. …
OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND: Thousands in Britain left to go blind due to eye surgery rationing: Report. But last year, former Social Democratic Party candidate Polly Toynbee assured Grauniad readers that “The NHS is our religion: it’s the only … Continue reading
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Tagged BLIND, Britain, England, Left, Rationing, Report, Surgery, Thousands
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FDA Considers Patient Decision Aids for Cosmetic Surgery Devices
I was delighted to see this speaker, this afternoon, encourage the FDA to endorse the use of patient decision aids. Even better, she is developing a process for certifying PDAs as a way to improve the effectiveness of informed consent … Continue reading
Posted in Health Law
Tagged AIDS, considers, Cosmetic, Decision, devices, Patient, Surgery
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Abdominal Surgery, Post-Operative Complications, and Medical Malpractice
At some point in life, nearly every American will undergo surgery. Some of these surgeries will be elective, meaning surgery is scheduled in advance because it does not involve a true medical emergency. Others will be emergent where surgery is … Continue reading
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Tagged Abdominal, Complications, malpractice, Medical, Postoperative, Surgery
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In Medical Malpractice Case Arising from Pelvic Surgery, New York Appellate Court Says Summary Judgment to Defendants Was Proper
In a New York medical malpractice lawsuit, the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to prove four separate and distinct elements: that the defendant healthcare provider owed a certain standard of care to the plaintiff patient, that this duty … Continue reading
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Tagged Appellate, ARISING, case, Court, defendants, Judgment, malpractice, Medical, Pelvic, proper, says, Summary, Surgery, York
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