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Medical malpractice

Houston court of appeals upholds medical malpractice case against neonatologist

Houston court of appeals upholds medical malpractice case against neonatologist

Plaintiffs claim that neonatologist caused infant's death by failing to start antibiotics and investigating cause of abnormal blood work

Patient suffers cut esophagus during hiatal hernia surgery

Patient suffers cut esophagus during hiatal hernia surgery

Even known complications must be timely diagnosed and treated

Triple rule out protocol: Safely evaluating chest pain, shortness of breath, and passing out

Triple rule out protocol: Safely evaluating chest pain, shortness of breath, and passing out

Patient safety requires ruling out three life-threatening conditions

Fort Worth Court of Appeals rules that patients and families are entitled to due process in end-of-life hospital committee meetings

Fort Worth Court of Appeals rules that patients and families are entitled to due process in end-of-life hospital committee meetings

Texas hospital committees tend to rubber stamp anti-patient decisions pushed by administrators

Surgical retractor moves during brain surgery, causes devastating brainstem injury

Surgical retractor moves during brain surgery, causes devastating brainstem injury

Appellate court addresses what expert reports must say when it's unclear who was responsible

Dental malpractice lawsuit after patient swallows gold crown, it lodges in lung

Dental malpractice lawsuit after patient swallows gold crown, it lodges in lung

Dentists should take precautions against accidental aspiration or swallowing of foreign items during dental procedures

What happens to a Texas medical malpractice claim when a defendant's insurance company is declared insolvent?

What happens to a Texas medical malpractice claim when a defendant's insurance company is declared insolvent?

Appellate court addresses interplay of Insurance Code and tort reform expert requirement

Medical records, texts, and chats: The sources of physician and healthcare provider patient care documentation

Medical records, texts, and chats: The sources of physician and healthcare provider patient care documentation

Requesting any and all medical records usually isn't enough

San Antonio lawsuit: Pulmonologist discharged post-surgical patient with unrepaired cut artery, bleed-out risk

San Antonio lawsuit: Pulmonologist discharged post-surgical patient with unrepaired cut artery, bleed-out risk

Medical malpractice wrongful death claim filed after complication during tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy surgery

These seven Texas hospitals received the maximum Medicare penalty for readmission rate concerns

These seven Texas hospitals received the maximum Medicare penalty for readmission rate concerns

Readmission rates provide insights on whether patients are discharged from the hospital before they're ready