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A doctor has a “duty of care” that they must provide to their patients. This duty is summed up in one line of the Hippocratic Oath: Do no harm. Every doctor is required to provide care to their patient that is considered adequate care within the medical industry. Medical negligence occurs when a doctor or…

Medical Negligence is an action made by a medical professional. It is outside of the accepted standard of care by those in similar medical care positions. Malpractice is not limited to doctors. Anyone who is in the medical field and provides direct care to the patient can hold responsible for malpractice. It is very important…

Birth injuries can cause lasting physical and emotional trauma to the child and their family. These injuries are almost always a result of medical malpractice and could have been prevented. Injuries that occur to the mother during delivery are also considered a birth injury. The four most common ways an infant is injured during delivery…

Hospitals and surgical centers are places of healing. Patients willingly go to these medical facilities to receive treatment for their medical conditions. Every patient enters one of these facilities with the anticipation that the surgery they receive will provide them with relief. No one, however, comes into a surgical setting and expects to be a…

It is widespread for people to interchange the phrase “medical negligence” and “medical malpractice.” It is easy to assume that they would mean the same thing. Legally, it is not that simple. Medical negligence in the eyes of the law is just that, medical professionals acting in a negligent manner or making a mistake in…