How to get answers when hospitals and doctors hide the truth
According to a Johns Hopkins University study, around 10% of all deaths in the U.S. are caused by medical mistakes
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Medical malpractice
31-year-old teacher dies in front of students, doctor withheld critical test results
How his family uncovered the truth
What happens when a surgeon cuts too deep?
Dangerous surgeons go too far without explaining to their patients all the treatment options
Four birth-related injuries that may be preventable
Do hospitals, doctors, and nurses learn from their mistakes?
Medicare cites Kingwood Medical Center with four violations over quality of care concerns
Hospital has received 13 Medicare violations since November 2012
What happens when a hospital lab botches testing or results?
Without critical lab results, doctors cannot make correct diagnosis and treatment decisions
Why are Texas nursing homes considered the worst in America?
Common nursing home malpractice includes bedsores, falls, and overmedication
College Station woman died from botched diagnosis & treatment of hospital-acquired perforated colon, sepsis, & SIRS
Surgeon nicked, punctured colon during appendectomy & closed up patient without recognizing it
Medicare issues two violations to Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, in Humble
Medicare found that the hospital violated patient rights to safe care
The life-threatening danger when a surgeon or nurse leaves a surgical towel or sponge in your body
These never/sentinel events happen more often that you'd think and can lead to a deadline infection