The use of high-tech medical devices in surgeries performed in New Jersey hospitals and other medical facilities nationally "is exploding," notes a recent media article that is most specifically centered on robot-assisted surgery.The medical device maker Intuitive...
Failure to diagnose proper illness leads to death of young girl
New Jersey residents may be familiar with case of a young girl who passed away because of a failure to diagnose properly. The family of the young girl claims that the doctor diagnosed the child with flu when she actually had pneumonia. The failure to diagnose the...
Focus: Medical disciplinary matter spotlights regulatory process
Doctors in New Jersey and nationally occasionally subject themselves to intense scrutiny in regard to their medical practices and treatment of patients. Sometimes that focus comes from state and federal health regulators, especially where an established pattern of...
Court shoots down proposal that would hinder malpractice victims
Every state in the country, New Jersey not excepted, has legal provisions in the form of statutory law that address what might be regarded as the essentials of medical malpractice.That is, legislators have drafted legislation that covers core areas of importance...
Doctor errors lead to $1 million verdict
Parents put their trust in doctors when a child needs medical attention. For many parents, trusting the doctors works out in the end, and the child gets adequate medical care. There are some instances, however, in which doctors make errors. New Jersey residents might...
