It is often difficult for patients in Kentucky to understand all the legal jargon included in a consent form when they agree to surgical procedures. When a man in another state consented to a delicate surgery in a medical facility

No matter the child’s age, no parent in Kentucky desires for a child’s life to end prematurely. A mother in another state claims she suffered the loss of her adult daughter due to inadequate and negligent care by the hospital

Kentucky medical facilities are among many others throughout the nation where serious errors occur every year that adversely affect the lives of patients and their families. In fact, a man in another state, whose mother died after being misdiagnosed by

You’ve been feeling “off” for a while, but you have no idea what’s really wrong. You don’t think it’s serious, but you also want to be sure, so you go to the doctor. You try to explain what’s going on,

A woman went to an emergency room outside Kentucky last year because she was not feeling well. She was apparently presenting symptoms of fever, body aches and dizziness. What transpired from that point on resulted in tragedy. Her subsequent death

Imagine a loved one taking time to execute a thorough estate plan that includes specific advanced directives for urgent medical care in life or death situations. Imagine further the devastation that would ensue if a Kentucky doctor were negligent and

You trust your doctors to do what’s right for you. When they prescribe a medication, you generally believe that taking it as ordered is in your best interests. Most of the time, a new prescription gets filled at the pharmacy,

Kentucky medical patients who undergo back surgery have the right to reasonably expect that the surgeons performing their operations know what they’re doing and are acting in accordance with accepted safety standards. After all, that’s not too much to expect

Many medical patients in Kentucky and throughout the nation have suffered catastrophic, if not fatal injuries due to doctor error and other types of medical negligence. Does a doctor’s refusal to admit his mistakes or offer an apology constitute medical

Kentucky parents can obviously relate to various mishaps that occur when children are between ages 12 and 24 months. From falls to putting things in their mouths that do not belong there, toddlers keep most parents on the alert. A

In 2011, medical schools adopted rules restricting how many hours a medical resident could work without a full break. The rules allow young doctors to work up to 16 hours in a row, but then they must take a break

With presidential politics in full swing, though the election is more than a year away, one of the topics that might get more attention over the coming days is medical malpractice. Several candidates have expressed their support for revamping the