This blog has repeatedly reminded its Georgia that many, if not most, of the more powerful drugs and medications doctor prescribe and pharmacists dispense carry a lot of risk with them. Although they can treat serious illnesses and chronic health problems, even drugs...
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Botched circumcision case in hands of jury
| Sep 22, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
A botched circumcision case that involved an infant boy's losing part of his penis was headed to the jury for a decision after closing arguments. The incident which gave rise to this case happened, and the ensuing trial occurred, in another Georgia county not too far...
Some question judgment of Georgia’s Medical Board
| Sep 6, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
Like other licensed professionals in this state, physicians are expected to adhere to certain standards of behavior and competence. If they do not do so, then regulators with the state are supposed to take action against their licenses so their tendency to make...
Should I consider mediating my medical malpractice case?
| Jul 20, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
For those who might not be familiar with the concept, mediation is a process that involves two parties who are in a dispute discuss their positions with the help of a neutral party who has training and experience with facilitating negotiations. Both sides are free to...
Dancing Georgia doctor faces lawsuits, suspension
| Jun 29, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
A dermatologist who filmed herself dancing and singing along to rap music while in the middle of her surgical procedures on patients was suspended by the board in charge of regulating Georgia doctors. She is challenging her suspension as a violation of due process. In...
Representing clients in wrong site surgery cases
| May 18, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
A previous post on this blog talked about the possibility that, in a busy Georgia operating room, a person who thought they were going in to surgery in order to get better comes out of the operation in a worse condition because the doctor did the wrong surgery or was...
Wrong-site surgery: more common than one might think
| May 11, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
A type of medical malpractice that is a big newsmaker is what is commonly referred to as "wrong-site" surgery. More specifically, these types of medical mistakes are called WSPEs, so as to refer to the fact that wrong-site surgeries can also refer to surgical...
Types of medication errors that doctors can make
| Mar 22, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
Prescribing drugs to treat illnesses and other medical conditions is an important and serious business, which is why Georgia residents and people around the country entrust that task to doctors and other medical professionals who are trained and properly qualified to...
The importance of informed consent in med mal cases
| Jan 26, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
As this blog has discussed previously, patients both in Georgia and across the country have the right to expect that their doctors will diagnose them correctly and promptly and will administer all surgeries and other treatments correctly. If a doctor fails in this...
When is a misdiagnosis more than a mistake?
| Dec 15, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
Georgia doctors are entitled to a little bit of leeway when it comes to making a diagnosis. After all, medicine, despite all of society's advances in technology, is still an art and, as such, still involves a lot of trial of error. As such, doctors can sometimes...
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