Medical Malpractice

Elements of the Cause of Action for AbandonmentEach of the following five elements must be present for a patient to have a proper civil cause of action for the tort of abandonment:1. Health care treatment was unreasonably discontinued.2. The termination of health care was contrary to the patient's will or without the patient's knowledge.3. The...

Just like any other medical profession, you have to first complete a 4 year undergraduate course before you are allowed to take the MCAT or the Medical College Admissions Test. The course you decide to take should be in the sciences because as a doctor, you will be dealing with the human body and be familiar with the various chemicals used in...

There is growing concern about the link between cosmetic sun bed use and the rising incidence of skin cancer in Scotland. This issue was highlighted at the Scotland Against Cancer conference last year at which a case was made for thorough regulation of sun bed operators. It was felt that tighter controls could have a positive impact on skin cancer...

In the event that the imminent failure of Democrats' socialized medicine bill leads them to some soul-searching-perhaps listening to what their constituents have been telling them all summer or taking GOP advice to start from scratch - it's worth noting that Republicans in the House have introduced 32 health care reform bills since the spring,...

Dental implant devices consist of two different parts. One is a titanium bar that is placed inside the jawbone in the empty space where the tooth used to be, and the second part is a ceramic copy of a tooth that is firmly attached to the titanium bar. This process is completed few months after the titanium rod has been placed in the position to...

The Chinese civilization introduced the beneficial practice of acupuncture centuries ago, and up to this day, many people are still using this approach to help them with their ailments. Acupuncture is one of the Chinese ways of helping sick people to ease their pains and sores, remedied by inserting a very fine needle on different parts of the...

Standalone versus Synchronized Hospitals ClocksA good example of a standalone hospital clock is the clock that an employee may purchase from a department store. They are normally battery operated and run on their own internal quartz mechanism. They originally receive their accurate time from an employee reaching behind the clock and turning the...

Even those people who are just starting out as cardiologists can make up to and around two hundred and seventeen thousands dollars a year. The idea of just coming out of school to make over two hundred thousand dollars a year is quite a lucrative opportunity. Given all of the work and money which people put into attending medical school, they...

If you've been thinking seriously about having cosmetic surgery, you'll need to know exactly how to choose the right plastic surgeon. Here are a few tips to hopefully diminish your research in locating this potentially crucial decision.1) Check Board-Certification. All cosmetic specialists are not created equal. Search for one whose training,...

Three out of every four (often high) doses of radiation used for heart scans are clearly inappropriate, according to a review of medical records at the Mayo Clinic.CT scans of the chest or abdomen involve up to ten times the natural radiation from the sun and soil over the course of an entire year, or anywhere from 13 percent up to 40 percent...

Lawyers specialize in a wide number of fields from personal injury and criminal law to immigration, business and finances. But what do these lawyers actually do? There is a wealth of misinformation available to the average consumer, and you may be confused where to start looking.Finding a good lawyer is essential, but if that lawyer doesn't specialize...

Are you going to college? Are you wondering what highest paying degree is, with the hopes of majoring in it to have a promising and high paying career in the future? That is one of the decisions that all of us had to make prior to attending college. And I must say that the decision is critical to one's success.Having a goal in life is one of the...

We hardly get astounded now days having an earshot of drug addiction because it is one of the most common phenomenon. It is not arising questions newly in our society. This malpractice has been taking place for a pretty long period of time. When it was a new physical entity, it was considered to be a disease, sometimes physical, sometimes mental,...

The expenses involved in litigation and other court procedures can be overwhelming. Plaintiffs pursuing litigation require a strong financial backup. A good lawyer charges high fees, to represent a case. A victim of personal injury is faced with growing medical expenses. Such people frequently opt for out of court settlements and receive very...

There's been a recent rise in the number of Adult Daycare Home Businesses springing up everywhere around the world, what with an estimated one in four families providing care for an elderly relative today. Before you decide to jump on the group home business bandwagon, though, you need to know as much as possible. This brief guide will help.Some...

Conversational hypnosis is a very powerful tool. You have the ability to hypnotize someone through your conversation. This skill can certainly come in handy in so many ways. In the field of business, you can use conversational hypnosis to make more sales. A salesman will simply use conversational hypnosis on a customer so that they will buy the...

You know a lot of people who have already had lasik surgery, but you are not sure that it is right for you. What do you need to know before making an informed decision? Start with a good eye surgeon and set up an appointment for an examination. The doctor will be able to tell you whether or not you are a good candidate for lasik surgery.There...

You might think that with all the advances in Western medicine that misdiagnosis has become a rare occurrence. That's not the case.I recently read an article that appeared in the New York Times in February 2006, that stated that autopsies have shown that doctors seriously misdiagnose fatal illnesses about 20 percent of the time. Millions of patients...

The first step to good health is to acknowledge the presence of pain and that all is not well with the body. In many ways, the job of the turnaround manager is akin to that of the physician. The first step is to diagnose the corporate patient's condition before even attempting to prescribe the right medication. For prescription without proper...

The Murfreesboro Tennessee VA announced that it had committed a diversion from accepted medical protocol in regards to veterans who had colonoscopies performed in the VA of Murfreesboro. The lapse in accepted medical standards may have led to the veterans being exposed to HIV and Hepatitis C, due to a valve that was not properly sanitized and...