Texas nurse practitioners and physician's assistants must be supervised by a doctor
When they aren't supervised, it sometimes spells trouble for patient safety
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What you should know about starting and stopping intubation and a ventilator
It's dangerous to extubate and stop the ventilator before a patient is ready to breathe independently
HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball gets lowest-possible one-star rating from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The former Tomball Regional Medical Center is one of only 228 hospitals nationwide to receive a one-star rating
Being discharged too early from the hospital can be medical malpractice
It's premature to discharge a patient when doing so will likely lead to a material decline in health
Is rationing health care medical malpractice?
The standard of care varies depending on the circumstances
Radiofrequency-assisted liposuction medical malpractice
This alternative liposuction procedure has some serious risks
Vascular surgery, diseases, and medical malpractice
Vascular surgeons diagnose, treat, and manage diseases of veins and arteries
Texas medical malpractice statute of limitations during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond
Sooner rather than later is safer when it comes to the Texas statute of limitations
Are slip and fall injuries considered medical malpractice if they happen in a Texas hospital?
A new Houston Court of Appeals shows the risk of trying to get around legal requirements imposed by tort reform laws
Arrhythmia risk, treatment, and medical malpractice
Around 800,000 people a year are hospitalized because of arrhythmias