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As a St. Louis medical malpractice lawyer, when I refer to “Medical malpractice” I mean when someone is injured or dies from a PREVENTABLE Medical error. All the statistic below refer to PREVENTA...

A St. Louis area healthcare clinic and its nurse were held responsible for medical negligence by a Missouri jury. Nurse prescribed medication to a patient without proper warning to discontinue use of ...

The total number of premature deaths from Preventable Medical Errors is estimated at 400,000 per year and about 4-8 Million Serious Harms occur to patients every year from Preventable Medical Error...

When a patient is hospitalized, communication among treating healthcare providers is critical to quality care. But all too often, doctors, nurses and other hospital staff don’t communicate as effect...

A hot new trend in general surgery for the past few years is robotic surgery, most notably is the “da Vinci” robot. However, the FDA has found many instances of “adverse events”...

Most everyone’s been in a hospital at some point, either as a visitor or a patient, and many likely noticed the incredible noise that is so often associated with medical facilities. Heart monito...

The Mercy Clinic in Springfield, MO has been sued after a man claimed the hospital and two of its doctors failed to provide necessary treatment to prevent the spread of deadly flesh-eating bacteria. A...

As a result of the negligence of the employees and agents of the southern Illinois hospital (named confidential per settlement agreement), a routine knee replacement resulted in a patient’s life...

The 7th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees an individual’s right to a trial by a jury of his or her peers, meaning the people in their community. This right is very clear, ye...

Medical mistakes and injuries in gallbladder removal operations that lead to Missouri medical malpractice case, can often be avoided by knowing the anatomy. One of the methods for properly identifying...