It’s important to have faith in our medical professionals. However, when a doctor makes the wrong diagnosis, takes too long to make a diagnosis, or misses a diagnosis altogether, that trust begins to decline. So when is a diagnostic error considered medical...
Chicago is home to some of the best emergency departments (ED) in the country. However, even the most skilled emergency physicians (EP) can make catastrophic mistakes. In the worst-case scenarios, these emergency room errors can lead to severe harm and even death. An...
The expectation when you seek help from a doctor or medical professional is that you will leave feeling better or with a path toward healing. So it can be alarming to begin feeling worse because you were prescribed the wrong medication due to a medication error. If...
When a person walks into a hospital, they usually expect their physician to “do no harm” and to walk out with improved health. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and a physician’s negligent medical errors can cause injury to the patient....
A personal injury is when an individual is seriously injured and can prove the injury was a result of someone else’s negligence.. If you have been injured, and someone else caused that injury, you may have a case for civil action and be entitled to compensation for...
If you are having surgery done, the expectation is that the procedure will be done successfully by your doctor and their team. However, this is not always the case. While no one wants to hear that an error occurred during the process, it can happen. And in these...