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Medical malpractice

Jury returns $7.6 million verdict in medical malpractice lawsuit over heart attack care

Jury returns $7.6 million verdict in medical malpractice lawsuit over heart attack care

Patient was left alone, unmonitored and died with 30 minutes of arriving at the emergency room

What you should know about thrombocytopenia and medical malpractice

What you should know about thrombocytopenia and medical malpractice

Platelet and clotting problems shouldn't be ignored

How labor and delivery nurses decide which moms need priority evaluation and care

How labor and delivery nurses decide which moms need priority evaluation and care

Maternal Fetal Triage Index is a tool that help nursing staff identify the relative risk of patients

The ins and outs of unavoidable healthcare injuries under Texas law

The ins and outs of unavoidable healthcare injuries under Texas law

The failure to diagnose and treat an unavoidable injury may still be negligent

How a pre-existing condition or frailty impacts a Texas medical malpractice case

How a pre-existing condition or frailty impacts a Texas medical malpractice case

The so-called eggshell skull rule applies to medical negligence

Are surgeons different from physicians in Texas?

Are surgeons different from physicians in Texas?

While surgeons are doctors, they function differently

What's in a name? What you should know about the health care professionals who are treating you

What's in a name? What you should know about the health care professionals who are treating you

Training and qualifications are less obvious than ever

Respiratory therapy medical malpractice in Texas

Respiratory therapy medical malpractice in Texas

Respiratory therapists care for intubated patients and those with cardiopulmonary conditions

Falls during physical therapy can mean medical malpractice

Falls during physical therapy can mean medical malpractice

It's a mistake to rush post-orthopedic surgery patients to physical therapy before it's safe

Houston's St. Joseph Medical Center: Will capital investment improve quality of care and patient safety?

Houston's St. Joseph Medical Center: Will capital investment improve quality of care and patient safety?

Hospital received 48 Medicare quality of care violations in six-year period