A hernia can be quite painful until you receive adequate treatment. It can also reduce your strength and flexibility. It can be hard to stay on the job after suffering a hernia, especially if you do physically demanding work like cooking in a professional kitchen or...
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Medical Malpractice
What happens if your hernia mesh procedure fails?
People often push their bodies past what they are capable of doing. This is an issue that particularly affects older adults and those who perform physical labor as part of their career. You may try to ignore the pain if you know that your employer needs you to finish...
Pharmacist and doctor errors with medications can be dangerous
Many Missouri residents rely on medications to control chronic conditions. If they contract another illness or suffer some other sort of injury, they might need a different medication to help them recover. When it comes to medications, pharmacist and doctor errors can...
Cosmetic surgery errors can cause more than physical injuries
Missouri residents who undergo cosmetic surgery generally do so in order to correct either what they perceive to be a flaw or a disfigurement from a genetic disorder or accident. When the surgery goes well, it can improve a patient's physical appearance and...
What leads a doctor to a misdiagnosis?
One source estimates that around 98,000 people die from an incorrect medical diagnosis each year. A medical liability insurance company, MMIC Group, reviewed claims it received between 2010 and 2013. Of the 2,000 claims reviewed, 313 were attributed to misdiagnosis....
Some Missouri medical patients suffer from doctor errors
A Missouri medical patient has the right to reasonably assume that doctors and nurses will conduct themselves according to the highest level of safety standards when treating him or her during a physical examination, surgery or other form of medical care. Doctor...
A misdiagnosis can have serious or deadly consequences
Missouri patients rely on doctors to take the time to correctly diagnose their conditions quickly so that they may be treated and, hopefully, cured before an illness or injury becomes more serious -- or even deadly. A misdiagnosis early in the process could also...
Failure to diagnose leads to $5.6 million award to cancer patient
Missouri residents who experience medical problems that are unfamiliar to them may experience high levels of anxiety. Most people rely on medical professionals to accurately diagnose and treat their conditions. Failure to diagnose dreaded diseases such as cancer may...
Family files lawsuits over allegations of nursing home neglect
As our loved ones age and become more frail, the question of how to take care of them may loom large. If a specialized facility is under consideration, the question of protecting a family member from nursing home neglect may be a major concern. Residents in Missouri...
Cosmetic surgery errors may prove difficult to prove in a claim
While a Missouri cosmetic surgery patient may be unsatisfied with the ultimate results of a procedure, he or she will first have to prove that other professionals in this field would have produced better results. For a medical malpractice claim against a cosmetic...