When A Second Medical Opinion May Matter
Obtaining additional medical opinions is the right of every patient. Knowing when and how to do this is important. New Yorkers who may be concerned about medical errors should be […]
Leading Accrediting Agency Releases Best Hospitals List
The Joint Commission, the United States’ leading hospital accreditation board, released its annual report on quality and safety last month. Included in that report was a list of the nation’s […]
Pill Pushing Pharmaceutical Ads Often Mislead Consumers
The creative marketing of prescription drug companies continues to evolve with the growing importance of websites and social media. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is charged with the […]
Inadequate Monitoring of Medical Devices by FDA
How do prescription drugs get recalled? How do problematic artificial hips get fixed? Many manufacturers imprint a seriel number on their devices – the problem lies however, in the fact […]
IVC Filter Lawyer Nationally
Retrievable IVC Filter Liability Attorneys Retrievable IVC filters are designed to catch blood clots in patients before they reach the lungs. The IVC or Inferior Vena Cava filter, is a […]
Putting medical error deaths in context
There have been a number of highly popularized studies that variously put the number of fatalities due to medical errors at 250,000 and more. Some of these studies even suggest […]
Dangerous Prescription Drug Errors, Patients Keep Yourselves Safe
With the National Academy of Science Institute of Medicine concluding in 2006 that Americans suffer 1.7 million preventable adverse drug reactions each year, it’s essential to be an informed consumer […]
Woman Suffers With Sjs After Taking Generic Drug
Our firm of New York trial attorneys strongly supports national efforts in keeping courts open for injured plaintiffs. Recently argued before the Supreme Court was a case with such implications. […]
Relying on a Rating to Pick Your Doc?
The age of social media has allowed consumers to obtain more information up-front before they make decisions about the businesses or services they want to use. Sites like Yelp, Angie’s […]
Hospital-Acquired Infections Show No Sign of Slowing
According to recent statistics provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), nearly two million people each year contract what are known as “healthcare-associated infections.” These […]