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When you go to the doctor, you expect them to properly evaluate you and your condition to give you an accurate and timely diagnosis. Yet, all too often doctors make mistakes that leave innocent patients like you with a worsened and untreated medical condition. In...
When improperly provided, medical treatment can be extremely dangerous. Every year, thousands of people are injured and killed by medical malpractice. While this negligence can take many forms, one issue seen with regularity is medical professionals providing...
If you have undergone surgery and experienced a bad outcome, you might wonder if you have a medical malpractice case. Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or other medical professional fails to apply the appropriate standard of care, resulting in harm. However,...
Birthing women are dying at an alarmingly high rate in the U.S., with many of these deaths being utterly preventable. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports over 80% of maternal fatalities could have been prevented had adequate care been provided...
If you feel that you have a medical malpractice claim in the state of Illinois, it is probably a good idea for you to consult a medical malpractice lawyer who can offer you legal advice and guide you through the process so that you end up getting what you need and...
Since the 1950s, paraquat dichloride has been used by the agricultural industry as an herbicide to control weed and grass growth that are deleterious to crops, and it’s regularly used by farmers in Illinois. Paraquat is only available for commercial use. Because it’s...
Emergency rooms are where people in need of immediate medical care will go. In Illinois and across the United States, those who are suffering from an injury, illness or condition will expect to get an accurate diagnosis and the necessary treatment. However, medical...
No one wants to go to the hospital but sometimes it is a necessity. Whether you are admitted to the hospital in Chicago on an emergency basis or your hospital stay is planned as part of your treatment, you expect to receive competent care. However, there are some...
When it comes to people you trust, your medical caregivers probably fall somewhere near the top of that list. Because medical professionals undergo extensive training and education to get where they are, it is not uncommon to take them at their word, and in many...
Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) wrote in the Annals of American Thoracic Society journal on Aug. 1 that identifying common intensive care unit (ICU) diagnostic errors and reducing them is critical. The study’s authors found that as much as 20...