Patients will encounter many different personalities in the pursuit of medical care. A medical license in New Jersey does not guarantee a compassionate doctor who is ready to listen. While some people are socially awkward or even a little rude, there is a point where...
Doctor Errors
How common are diagnostic errors?
Residents of New Jersey expect to get the best quality medical care. While doctors are held to high standards to provide care, it’s possible for them to make diagnostic errors. It’s important to know how common those errors are and when it constitutes medical...
What to know about misdiagnosis
According to statistics, medical malpractice ranks as the third leading cause of death in America. Medical malpractice means that the doctor has fallen below a basic level of care. A common form of medical malpractice is misdiagnosis, and it occurs in one out of four...
What are “never events” in New Jersey?
Some medical errors are so horrible that they should never happen to any patient in New Jersey under any circumstances. These mistakes could permanently disfigure someone, worsen their condition, introduce a new egregious malady or lead to death. Here's what a "never...
Sleep-deprived doctors make mistakes
A cross-sectional study of 11,395 physicians conducted by the Physician Wellness Academic Consortium across 11 medical centers found that sleep-deprived doctors in New Jersey and other states were more likely to make mistakes. The survey, which asked doctors and...
Understanding the link between ovarian cysts and ovarian cancers
Medicine is one of the most serious professions. At times, it's literally life and death. That's why medical providers need to be well-trained and take their work seriously. People in New Jersey deserve medical care of the highest standard. When malpractice occurs due...
Report claims medical error is the third leading cause of death
Many things are often talked about as leading causes of injury and death in the United States, from car accidents to cancer. However, according to one doctor, the third leading cause of death is often overlooked, due to the way statistics are collected. That...
Doctor could spend life in prison for overdose deaths
At a time when prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in New Jersey and throughout the U.S., one recent criminal case on the other side of the country has made history. A former Southern California doctor is the first physician in that state ever to face a murder...
Can medical residents’ depression affect your health care?
If you've watched any hospital-based television shows in recent years, you've seen the kind of long hours that medical residents put in. While there is a limit on the hours per week they can work, that limit is 80 hours. Couple those long hours with the stress of...
Supreme Court to decide if malpractice contributed to suicide
It is a concept not usually considered in typical suicide cases--whether a doctor's error or malpractice played a role in the deceased's actions. New Jersey families who have suffered the loss of a loved one by his or her own hand face a particularly rough road to...
