Blog Category - Medical Malpractice

Dec

Tennesse Nurse Sentenced to Probation for Medication Error

A former nurse in Tennessee was sentenced to three years of probation for causing a patient's death due to medication errors. The nurse apologized to the victim’s relatives and said she will be haunted by her mistake forever. The nurse was charged with criminally negl...

Dec

HGD Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

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Dec

Medical Injuries Increase as Sales Reps Get Close to Surgeons

From spinal implants to artificial hips to replacement knees, sales of surgical devices have surged. Orthopedic device manufacturers have built an expanding line of expensive surgical Hardware in 2019, sales of surgical Hardware surge to $20 billion. Medical device producers trai...

Dec

5 Simple Measures to Help Prevent Medication Errors

by HGD StaffOf the people who are 65 years of age or older in this country, 90% take at least 1drug per week, more than 40% take at least 5 different drugs per week, and 12% take 10 or more drugs per week. This high volume of drug intake leads to many challenges in managing and i...

Dec

15 Ways Patients Can Help Prevent Medical Errors

By: Erik HeningerThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) seminal study of preventable medical errors estimates that as many as 98,000 people die every year at a cost of $29 billion due to medical errors by medical professionals. If categorized by the Centers for Disease Control (CD...