Every year, thousands of people are injured as a result of medical malpractice. In 1990, a study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health estimated that each year, more than 3% of patients in New York State hospitals suffered some form of a medical mistake which resulted in serious injury. Nationally, the Harvard Medical Practice Study estimated that each year, more than 180,000 people die, at least in part, because of medical mistakes. Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has successfully represented victims of medical malpractice, dental malpractice, nursing home negligence and hospital negligence for over 10 years. Please choose a medical malpractice topic below to learn more about the legal remedies available to you and your family.
Medical Malpractice News
Medication Errors Often Seen in Chemotherapy Treatment
Jan 2, 2009
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Medication errors are more common that previously believed in chemotherapy treatment. It seems about seven percent of adults and 19 percent of...
Senator Pushes Accountability for Nonprofit Hospitals
Dec 18, 2008
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Nonprofit hospitals could face more accountability for fulfilling their charitable missions under a new law Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is...
Doctors Give US Emergency Care A Failing Grade
Dec 11, 2008
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The country has received an overall failing grade for its emergency care service according to the American College of Emergency Physicians, the...
Gender Gap in Heart Attack Care
Dec 9, 2008
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A new study of United States hospitals reveals that when woman are hospitalized with massive heart attacks they are likelier to die over men...
Report Warns of Clinics Offering Questionable Stem Cell Treatments
Dec 4, 2008
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Many clinics and website are exploiting desperate patients by offering unproven stem cell treatments, a new report says. The International Society...
Over 50 Dead in Texas Hospital Scandal
Dec 3, 2008
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Over 50 mentally disabled patients died in the past year in large Texas state-run institutions—also known as state schools—all from...
Tired Doctors: Group Calls For Better Residency Scheduling
Dec 3, 2008
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The Institute of Medicine is recommending that new doctors workloads be eased a bit, saying that young doctors - and their patients - may benefit...
Facing Abuse Lawsuits, All Kinds of Minds Founder Resigns
Nov 26, 2008
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The doctor who founded All Kinds of Minds, a Durham, North Carolina institute dedicated to teaching children with learning disabilities, has resigned...
California Fertility Clinic Failed to Test Donors for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
Nov 5, 2008
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A fertility clinic in California has not been testing donors for sexually transmitted diseases and other viruses, prompting the Food & Drug...
After Child’' Death, Stony Brook Hospital Uses New System
Oct 28, 2008
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After the death of a six-year-old Mastic Beach boy last September, the Stony Brook University Medical Center is implementing a pediatric early...
Las Vegas Clinics Tied to More Hep C Cases
Oct 24, 2008
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Brian Labus, Southern Nevada Health District’s senior epidemiologist announced that investigators think they have identified nearly everyone...
Study: Low-Tech Solutions Might Minimize Medical Errors
Oct 21, 2008
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To stem ongoing and dangerous, often deadly and certainly, costly, medical mistakes, researchers are looking at basic, low-tech solutions, such as...
