When a person in Massachusetts or another state visits a doctor's office or hospital, he or she can reasonably expect that every member of an attending medical team is going to adhere to industry regulations and safety protocol while providing care. Whether the visit...

A man in another state sadly passed away in 2019 while undergoing the process of donating bone marrow. However, his family filed a lawsuit against several doctors who were involved in the procedure, alleging medical malpractice, and the suit was recently settled for...

Patients who entrust their health to medical workers have the right to reasonably expect those workers to keep them safe during testing, treatment or procedures of any kind. There is never a 100% guarantee of safety because many medical procedures are inherently...

When a Massachusetts woman receives prenatal care, she can reasonably expect that her obstetrician or midwife is aware of the dangers of high blood pressure in pregnancy. This is one of many adverse health conditions that can place mothers and their unborn babies at...

If you are scheduled to undergo surgery at a Massachusetts hospital, you can reasonably expect that your medical team will adhere to all industry regulations that govern such matters. Your doctors, nurses, lab technicians and other team members must provide...

Upon visiting a hospital with a serious medical condition, patients in Massachusetts typically expect to receive a certain standard of treatment. Those who fail to receive the necessary care may be more susceptible to suffering severe health consequences, or worse. A...

People in Massachusetts are injured, develop diseases and become sick from time to time. Sometimes people do not need to see a doctor or if they do the treatment is fairly simple. However, there are many situations when the disease or injury is serious and requires...

Surgical procedures do not come without risks, and before a patient is subjected to a potentially invasive procedure, they must be informed of just what could happen, if complications arise during surgery. When a Massachusetts resident agrees to surgery, they should...

A failure to diagnose can be serious for victims of medical malpractice. As a result, it is important for victims of a failure to diagnose to know about available legal resources to help protect them and their families in circumstances of medical malpractice.A failure...

Surgical never events refer to surgical errors that should never happen but, unfortunately, do because of the medical negligence of a medical care provider. Greater than 4,000 preventable errors occur in surgeries every year at a great cost to victims.Examples of...