What you should know about the new colorectal cancer screening recommendations
For average-risk patients, the guidelines no longer recommend an annual colonoscopy beginning at age 50
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Medical malpractice
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital hit with Medicare quality of care violation
If a patient is seriously injured or dies because a hospital isn't prepared for an emergency, it's medical malpractice
Are freestanding outpatient imaging centers as safe as hospitals for MRI or CT scans?
Imaging quality may be similar, but hospitals are better equipped for the occasional life-threatening emergencies that will occur
A CT scan with barium contrast is risky for patients who recently had any abdominal surgery
Bowel perforation are known complications of abdominal surgery, and can be a life-threatening combination when mixed with barium contrast
When anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists juggle too many patients at once, patient safety pays
In a wrongful death case I'm handling, the anesthesiologist was handling 5 patients at once
Barebone nurse staffing levels cause medical malpractice
Medicare recently cited MD Anderson Cancer Center for not hiring enough nurses for patient safety
Texas doctors can't immediately abandon or drop their patients, but learn what they're allowed to do
Physicians can't terminate existing patients without reasonable notice
Providence Health Center in Waco hit with Medicare quality of care violation in 2019
Providence Health Center and its related physician group are part of the Ascension chain of hospitals
Why do Texas medical malpractice lawyers ask so much about a patient's past medical history?
Painter Law Firm's frequently asked question (FAQ) series
High lactate levels can be an overlooked sign of infection and sepsis
It's dangerous to patient safety for physicians not to look at the whole clinical picture