Patient safety advocates, aviation experts, and celebrities are joining together to call for the creation of an agency like the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate cases of medical malpractice and report the results to doctors, hospitals and the public. As a New York City medical malpractice attorney, I firmly believe that it is long…
DetailsProper medical care requires a team effort: doctors, nurses, nurse’s assistants, and others all come together in a hospital to ensure patients receive the attention they need. Nurses in particular provide critical support, and they are often the ones who spend the most time with each individual patient. Unfortunately, in the rush to maximize their…
DetailsI have previously discussed a troubling issue about how pharmaceutical companies pump money into the medical profession in an effort to influence doctors to prescribe their drugs. My previous post cites a New York Times article which shows how the money that pharmaceutical companies pay to doctors (for things such as speaking fees, lunches, and…
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