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North Carolina Medical Malpractice Laws [2024 Updated]
Medical professionals and healthcare providers owe a significant level of care to their patients to uphold high standards when it comes to examinations, treatments, medication, and other care. Those that fail to meet this standard…
Medical Malpractice Intubation Mistakes Have Serious Consequences
Surgeries are major medical procedures in which a doctor attempts to correct an injury or disorder through invasive means. Due to the painful sensation of incisions, patients are put into a coma during major surgical…
Despite Drop in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits, Medical Negligence Related Deaths on the Rise in North Carolina
It may seem hard to believe, but medical malpractice and negligence are blamed for more than 250,000 deaths annually in the United States, by some estimates. That is third behind only heart disease and cancer.…
What is Involved in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit?
The common conception of medical malpractice is that of worst-case scenario. Not all medical malpractice lawsuits are a result of the death of a loved one, however. There are many different ways doctors or medical…
Filing for Medical Malpractice in North and South Carolina
You are likely to feel confused and hurt following a medical malpractice. You may not even know for sure if you have been the victim of a doctor’s carelessness or negligence. All you know is…
Hospitals and Health Care Professionals Held to Higher Standard of Care
A woman was admitted to Chowan Hospital to have labor induced for the birth of her baby. She was admitted on a Friday night, labor was induced, and she was given the drug Pitocin on…
South Carolina Supreme Court Rules that Hospital Negligence Not Always Medical Malpractice
Someone who is injured by the negligence of a staff member at a hospital may have a basis for a lawsuit, for either negligence or for medical malpractice. The procedural requirements for the two causes…
New Research Confirms that 440,000 People Die Every Year Because of Preventable Medical Errors
An article released recently by Take Justice Back published some alarming facts about medical care with their headlining sentence reading “[r]esearch has confirmed that 440,000 people die every year because of preventable medical errors.” The…
Good and Bad News for Residents of Charlotte North Carolina – More Emergency Rooms Opening Around Charlotte
According to WCNC, Carolinas Healthcare System has been opening new emergency rooms around Charlotte and plans to open more in the coming months. Charlotte has seen the addition of these new facilities in Steele Creek…
Doctors in the South Write Up to Three Times as Many Painkiller Prescriptions as Other States, Legislative Action May be the Cure
The Insurance Journal recently reported on a Southern trend – a trend that is not too flattering for our medical professionals. The article showcases a color coded depiction of the United States where you can…
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