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Though the majority of Florida health care providers adhere to their duty to deliver treatment in accordance with applicable medical standards, there are some who fall short. If you or a loved one suffered harm due to medical negligence, you may be able to pursue legal remedies through a medical malpractice lawsuit. Under Florida’s...

Individuals and their families choose a nursing home environment expecting top quality resident care and security, but sometimes negligent acts can result in residents developing sepsis and septic shock. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines sepsis as the human body’s extreme response to the presence of an infection. Unfortunately, residents...

There is no doubt that nurses are among the hardest working staff members at any Florida hospital, clinic, or health care facility. They take on important responsibilities and play an essential role with patient care. Still, nurses are held to certain standards just like other health care professionals, and failure to provide adequate care...

While some data reveals encouraging signs about the decreasing death rate from stroke over the last decade, other statistics may be cause for alarm. According to the American Heart Association (AHA) Fact Sheet on stroke data, this medical condition is responsible for around 1 of every 19 deaths in the US every year. This...

Learning that you have cancer is life changing. Imagine your situation if you do not learn about it because of negligence by health care providers. As time passes without essential medical treatment, cancerous cells take over at their point of origin and begin to spread to other parts of the body. The Mayo Clinic...

In Florida, medical malpractice may occur when a health care provider causes injuries to a patient by deviating from the generally accepted standard of care that applies under the circumstances. Another concept of state personal injury laws is vicarious liability, in which an employer can be held accountable for the negligent acts of an...

Unintentional falls are the number one reason people aged 65 and older visit emergency rooms for medical treatment, and they are also the top cause of fatalities in this age group. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 25 percent of older Americans experience a fall every year; 1...

Commonly known as a “heart attack”, a myocardial infarction occurs when one or more areas of the heart do not get enough oxygen most often due to a blockage of blood flow from a clot. Without oxygen, the muscles deteriorate and die. Irreversible damage may occur within 30 minutes of the formation of the...

There was a time when individuals with certain medical disorders were marginalized and isolated from society, imposing barriers to education, employment, and other aspects of the community. Thankfully, these barriers have been broken down in recent years, partly due to awareness campaigns like National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (NDDA). This March 2022, the event...

Whenever you are hospitalized for an injury or illness, you probably do not give much thought to the ancillary treatment and secondary procedures health care providers employ to support your needs. As such, data from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) might surprise you as it pertains to one common procedure....

If you suffered harm from medical malpractice by a Florida health care provider, you know that there are certain facts that you must prove to be entitled to compensation. Under the state medical negligence statute, you need to show that you suffered harm because a health care provider deviated from the relevant medical standard...

Even without a medical degree, you know that misdiagnosis through mistakes or delays can lead to serious patient harm. However, there is another aspect of diagnosis errors that you might not expect: Overdiagnosis, which the American Journal of Epidemiology defines as identifying a medical condition that would not otherwise go on to cause patient...

Brain Injury Awareness Month is an event celebrated every March in the US, calling attention to the prevention of concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and associated harm to the most important organ in the human body. The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) hosts the celebration every year, pointing out that at least 3.6...

It seems there is an occasion to raise awareness to almost every medical condition, so it stands to reason that the third most common cancer diagnosed among men and women in the US would also get its turn. March 2022 is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, an event dedicated to reminding all about the...

Decades ago, being diagnosed with cancer was a devastating blow that left patients with little hope of survival. Fortunately, advancements in medical technology and persistent, meticulous research have increased the likelihood of positive outcomes. Recent statistics from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal high 5-year survival rates for breast and...