Surgical errors come in many varieties. Some are big mistakes that are rather shocking in nature. These are the ones that often end up in headlines and news stories. A recent Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality article went over some of the more...

When a child has asthma, many different things regarding their care can have significant impacts for them and their family. This includes the type of care they receive when they go to a hospital for inpatient care in relation to their condition. One might assume that...

Sometimes, when a parent is with their child as their child is receiving medical care at a hospital, they notice something about the care that they suspect might not be right. For example, they might feel that a mistake is being made or that something important was...

Legislatures, courts and bar associations around the country have long encouraged, if not demanded, that lawyers use plain language in legal documents. A summons and complaint should not be so thick with arcane terminology, much of which will certainly be in Latin,...

Unfortunately, the degree to which people are transfixed by their smartphones is perhaps no longer quite as shocking as it once was. In fact, chances are very good that you've witnessed everyone from motorists and truckers to pedestrians and bicyclists either talking...

When most people are admitted to the hospital, they take it for granted that the medical equipment used in their care is both effective and safe. While there is certainly nothing wrong with this, it is nevertheless important to understand that even the most effective...

The vast majority of hospitals have made a commitment to improving the patient experience over the last decade such that the typical hospital room has undergone something of a drastic transformation. Indeed, flat-screen televisions, more accommodating bathroom suites...

Most of us have heard the horror stories about people suffering serious harm after being given the wrong drug or wrong dosage by their neighborhood pharmacy. However, it's important to understand that medication errors aren't just confined to the pharmacy, but can...

Giving birth to a child is supposed to be an incredibly happy time in a woman's life. But this happiness is often marred by a complication. And if that complication leads to a birth injury, both mother and child may never fully be able to get over this life-changing...