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Medical malpractice

Jury awards $8 million verdict against Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth and anesthesiologist in brain damage case

Jury awards $8 million verdict against Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth and anesthesiologist in brain damage case

The plaintiff's medical expert argued that the hospital should have policies to prevent anesthetic medication errors

Patient reassessment is a key physician and nursing responsibility

Patient reassessment is a key physician and nursing responsibility

Establishing a baseline and looking for changes is a part of good health care

The value of patient photos in health care

The value of patient photos in health care

Photos can often tell a story better than words

How long to Texas parents have to file a birth injury or medical malpractice claim for a child?

How long to Texas parents have to file a birth injury or medical malpractice claim for a child?

The confusing law tricks many people to wait until it's too late

These are the top 10 hospital mistakes that are never supposed to happen, but still do

These are the top 10 hospital mistakes that are never supposed to happen, but still do

Patient falls top the list

Outpatient imaging centers and the increased risk of brain injury or death

Outpatient imaging centers and the increased risk of brain injury or death

Lacking preparation for cardiac or respiratory arrest emergencies after giving CT or MRI contrast to patients

Memory care facility asks Texas Supreme Court to declare a dog bite claim protected by medical malpractice tort reform law

Memory care facility asks Texas Supreme Court to declare a dog bite claim protected by medical malpractice tort reform law

After losing at the trial court and Houston court of appeals, Alzheimer's care facility takes one last bite at the tort reform apple

The providers and risks of dental anesthesia and sedation

The providers and risks of dental anesthesia and sedation

Very young children have the highest risks with anesthesia in dental office settings

Study links surgeons, physicians, providers not listening to patients to diagnostic errors

Study links surgeons, physicians, providers not listening to patients to diagnostic errors

Cognitive bias and communications errors are dangerous

Laparoscopic surgery: Minimally invasive, but what about the risk?

Laparoscopic surgery: Minimally invasive, but what about the risk?

Most injuries occur during placement of surgical equipment