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Patients have a right to be seen by competent, helpful medical teams and professionals. They’d be well within their rights to be angry if a medical provider got to keep a license after making a series of mistakes or ethical violations. Unfortunately, doctors are human, and they do make mistakes. Sometimes, those mistakes are enough to cost them their licenses. Sometimes, they’re only suspended. For example, look at a case

According to a recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), every year, five percent of patients who seek outpatient treatment experience a diagnosis that is inaccurate or delayed, if not missed altogether. Misdiagnosis is a common concern among patients, as overlooking a serious health condition can result in additional harm or even death. Some ailments are more likely to be overlooked or misdiagnosed than others, often because they share

At the start of every year, people like to make resolutions about ways they will improve themselves. In a surprise move, the Trucking Alliance also announced that it had a professional resolution for 2019. The organization acknowledged that commercial trucks were responsible for more than 4,700 deaths and over 145,000 injuries across the United States in the last reportable year. They claim to aspire to reduce those numbers to zero

The start of a new year is a good time for drivers to brush up on some basic automotive safety tips. One huge consideration, especially for those who travel around semi-trucks, is to ensure they know some of the common causes of truck crashes with these large vehicles. While it is easy to blame truckers for all big rig crashes, there are sometimes other causes. If you are involved in

When you have a consultation with a medical professional in the state of Kentucky, you will expect that they will make an assessment to correctly establish the cause of your symptoms. Often, obtaining a diagnosis can take some time, especially if you are suffering from a rare condition that needs specialized attention. However, any delay in diagnosing a condition can mean that time is wasted, and in this time, the

You trust your doctor with your life and health. For expecting mothers, that trust also extends to the future and well-being of their unborn babies. Women trust doctors to make decisions that are in their best interest, as well as in the interest of their children. Unfortunately, despite legal requirements and oaths to the contrary, doctors may put their own needs and desires above their patients’ well-being. A common way

When people think about medical malpractice, they almost always think about mistakes made by doctors. People are quick to worry about surgical mistakes, such as performing a surgery on the wrong side of the body or the wrong patient. Other people may worry about medication errors, particularly if they take a number of prescriptions. However, there is an entirely other subset of medical malpractice that people often overlook, which is