Tag: Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorneys
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Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorneys Discuss A Medical Device Gone Wrong
When you are ill or experiencing a medical problem, you turn to your trusted family physician or medical provider. Depending on your ailment, your doctor will recommend a course of treatment. While some patients may have questions regarding a prescribed treatment most patients do not question the treatment itself. In other words, patients have a…
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Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorneys Explain Duty of Care
Trust is not something we give to everyone we meet. In fact, there are two main types of people in our lives that we trust. One group of individuals we trust because of the special relationship we have with them, like a spouse, children, parents, and close friends. We have confidence in these individuals because…
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Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorneys Answer Commonly Asked Questions about Cosmetic Surgery Errors
Are you contemplating going under the knife for a cosmetic procedure? Are does the idea of having a cosmetic surgery worry you? If so, that is totally normal. Even before electing to undergo a cosmetic procedure, most people have heard of numerous plastic surgery horror stories. Take, for example, the celebrity who had an eyebrow…
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Five Things Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorneys Want You to Know
In 2013, a study in the Journal of Patient Safety made headlines when it set forth data that made “medical negligence/errors” the third leading causing of death, just after heart disease and cancer. The study found that 210,000 and 440,000 deaths per year could it part be attributed to medical error. For this reason alone,…
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Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorneys Explains Common Birth Injuries Associated with C-Sections
People hear the words “birth injury” and think that this is something that only occurs in the third world countries or in rural areas—places that are completely void of modern medicine. Most people are completely shocked to learn that birth injuries do happen in the United States and in modern hospitals. The fact of the…
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Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorneys Warn of the Dangers of Medication Errors in Hospitals
When you are seriously sick or injured, you would think that one of the best places to be would be the hospital. While hospitals can be great places to receive medical treatment after an accident, a hospital can also be a place where “accidents” happen. The last thing any patient needs when he or she…
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Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorneys Discuss Medical Errors
Do you hate going to the doctor? If so, you are not alone. Countless numbers of people have a fear of the “white coats.” It is even more difficult to go to the doctor if you are have a real medical concern. But even though you may dread seeing your doctor—you go because you know…
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Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorneys Discuss the “July Effect” – Myth or More?
Your child falls while at the playground and you think his or her arm may be broken. You are doing yard work and while bending over to lift something, your back spasms and you are suddenly unable to move. While at the local pool your spouse forgets to put on sunscreen and suffers a severe…
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Kansas City Medical Malpractice Attorneys Answer Frequently Asked Questions about Cerebral Palsy
Planning for the arrival of a new baby is an exciting time for most expectant parents. Some folks have compared it to organizing a once in a lifetime dream vacation or feeling like a kid again awaiting for Christmas morning. Any new parent will tell you that the journey was well worth the wait the…