Author: Jeffrey A. Krawitz
Cybersecurity Lawsuit Against NJ Hospitals Highlights the Need for Protection Against—and After—Data Breaches
Posted in Cybersecurity, Medical Malpractice
Healthcare providers are responsible for guarding the health and well-being of their patients. Still, they also have an essential duty to protect the personal information they collect in the process. And precisely because doctors’ offices, hospitals, and other health service providers handle so much personal information, they can be the… Continue reading
Understanding Medical Misdiagnosis
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Doctors spend years learning to identify and treat virtually every ailment on Earth, but you might wonder what happens when they make a mistake. In some cases—like when a doctor mistakes a case of gastroenteritis for the flu—a misdiagnosis might have minimal impacts beyond inconvenience and discomfort. In other cases,… Continue reading
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Reports a Rise in Infant Injuries and Deaths in PA Hospitals
Posted in Medical Malpractice
A recent article has brought to light the concerns of the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PSA), which stated that it received reports of 169 “serious events” involving neonatal care in 2022, which is twice as many as occurred in 2018. Of the 169 events, at least 15 involved babies who… Continue reading
New Study Finds Alarming Numbers of Emergency Room Misdiagnoses
Posted in Medical Malpractice
Diagnostic errors are an understandable patient concern in any clinical setting. But just how often do they actually occur, particularly in emergency rooms? That is what the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) set out to determine, conducting a systematic review of… Continue reading
Lawsuit Claims L’Oreal’s Hair Straighteners Cause Cancer
Posted in Product Liability
A Missouri woman has sued L’Oreal, along with several other beauty companies, alleging that she developed uterine cancer as a result of using their hair straightening products. Per the lawsuit, her cancer was “directly and proximately caused by her regular and prolonged exposure to phthalates and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in… Continue reading
