Our Blog

What do you think of the news that more Americans are living alone? New report from U.S. Census Bureau says 28% of all households are single-person, compared to only 17% in 1970.  Also, today only 20% of all household are married couples with kids, compared to 40% in 1970. 

According to a July 2013 CBS News report, missed diagnoses are the most common medical malpractice claims, accounting for between 26 and 63 percent of total cases. In addition, between 15 to 48 percent of missed diagnoses cases result in death. Some of the most common missed diagnoses in adult cases are cancer and heart …

Continue reading “How Common Are Hospital Errors?”

 Interesting article on end of life care entitled” The Hospital Is No Place for the Elderly” “Hospitals are hugely dangerous and inappropriately used,” says George Taler of Georgetown Univ. and the long-term care director at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. “They are a great place to be if you have no choice but to risk your life …

Continue reading “Interesting article on end of life care entitled ” The Hospital Is No Place for the Elderly””

Wishing all those who celebrate Chanukah a healthy and wonderful holiday. 

If you have been successfully treated by a doctor or nurse, you know how valuable these professionals are. But like all people, medical professionals make mistakes—some of which are pure chance, but other mistakes are due to negligence. Some people are surprised to hear about large payouts from medical malpractice cases, but doctors and hospitals …

Continue reading “Debunking Common Myths About Medical Malpractice”

Study Suggests protection from cervical cancer through HPV screening may be better than Pap test. Screening offered greater protection against cervical cancer three years after either test was given. Screening for the human papillomavirus (HPV) is more effective than Pap tests for protecting women against invasive cervical cancer, a new study suggests.The increased protection offered …

Continue reading “New study finds HPV test may be more effective in cervical cancer screening”

Happy Thanksgiving to all our clients, friends, and family!

Researchers reviewed 28 published studies on operating room errors and found that technology/equipment issues were cited in about 15 percent of malpractice claims. An average of 2.4 errors occurred in each procedure, and technology/equipment issues accounted for 23.5 percent of these errors.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_139061.html

Way to go to our own Giancarlo A. Sivirichi who joined the 12th Annual Tunnel to Towers run/walk to honor the 343 Fire Department of New York brothers and all 9/11 victims this past weekend. If we have a team next year, would you like to join?