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Sustaining a Bad Cataract Surgery Leading and What You should do about it?

Gary Silverstein January 26, 2016

During a cataract surgery, the affected lens in a human eye is usually replaced by an artificial lens to improve the quality of vision. As this surgery has been fine-tuned over several decades, the vast majority of patients undergoing cataract report perceptibly improved vision after the surgery. But the sheer frequency and high volume of cataract surgery conducted by New York eye surgeons every year leave a high probability of medical malpractice.

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C-section rates and dangers

Gary Silverstein January 26, 2016

A cesarean delivery can result in a long recovery period for a mother, but there are cases in which this procedure may be medically necessary to protect the life of either the mother or the child. C-section rates in New York and throughout the country are significant, higher than the rate deemed to be ideal by the World Health Organization. WHO indicates that the ideal rate for surgical deliveries is between 10 and 15 percent, but a study published in the Journal of American Medical Association suggests that 19 percent is better. The study used information from more than 50 nations and data from numerous

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Cancer Misdiagnosis: The Legal Challenge

Robert Wolff January 26, 2016

With over 12% cancer cases being misdiagnosed in the US, the deadly disease becomes even more difficult to treat after delayed diagnosis! In many cases, delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of cancer malpractice, the defendant doctors can try to establish that an early diagnosis and treatment would not have made any difference to the patient’s condition, thereby countering a medical malpractice claim.

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Medical Malpractice in NY Hospital’s Recovery Rooms

Gary Silverstein January 26, 2016

Following a surgery, a patient may be moved to the hospital’s recovery room if the medical staff thinks it is necessary to do so. In the recovery room, the patient is allowed to recover from the surgery, for example, while waiting until the effects of the anesthesia disappears.

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Personal Injury Cases Resulting from Faulty Caesarian Operations

Robert Wolff January 26, 2016

Although a published research report states that about 33% of all baby deliveries in US are conducted via Cesarean operations, some inherent risks are involved in conducting a baby delivery through this procedure. When conducting a Caesarian operation, if an obstetrician fails to respond to a sudden emergency situation in a timely manner, such failure can lead to a serious injury to the mother or the baby or both.

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Infant medication errors caused many poison center calls

Gary Silverstein January 21, 2016

New York parents of infants should be interested to learn that a study found that many calls to poison centers regarding infants involved medication errors. The study analyzed more than 270,000 calls to the National Poison Data System over a period of 10 years.

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Pediatric heart surgery deaths highlight larger problem

Robert Wolff January 19, 2016

New York parents would do anything to ensure their children get the best medical care available. However, the investigation and subsequent shutdown of a Florida hospital’s pediatric heart surgery program in 2015 has health care experts worried that American parents aren’t getting the information they need before letting their children undergo heart surgery.

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5 Tips for Avoiding Medical Malpractice Related to the Treatment of Your Child

Robert Wolff January 18, 2016

Your child or children are most precious to you, and till they are 21, they depend on you for their healthcare (well, that could be until age 26 with the ACA but how much you can depend on the government is another story). So if you want to learn about some judicious ways to avoid bringing a medical malpractice suit against doctors in New York who treat your child, read on.

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Are hospitals liable to third parties for malpractice?

Robert Wolff January 18, 2016

A recent New York court case could have important consequences for malpractice lawsuits. A decision by the New York Court of Appeals has opened the door to the possibility of third parties being able to sue hospitals in the event of medical malpractice.

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