People in Illinois who enter a hospital do so seeking care for illness or injury. Unfortunately, the reality is that a large number of mistakes are made making people sicker or even leading to their deaths. Every year, as many as 440,000 people die after a hospital...
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Signs and causes of nursing home abuse
People in Illinois who have to make the difficult decision to place a loved one in a care facility will have numerous concerns. Most will relate to the person adapting to the new living arrangements. Others will have to do with various health issues and age that...
Legal assistance after a fatal failure to diagnose in Illinois
For people in Chicago, and anywhere else in the country, the obvious response to feeling certain symptoms or having a medical issue is to go to a doctor or to the hospital for treatment. While this is meant to provide care and deal with the symptoms, some patients...
Parents note medical negligence in hospitalized children in study
Medical negligence can come in many different ways and can cause a significant amount of damage to patients in Illinois. It can result in a worsening of one's condition or even a fatality. These mistakes can affect adults and children. The last thing a parent wants to...
Spinal surgeons most likely to commit a surgical error
When Illinois patients are heading for surgery, there will be a significant amount of fear and worry on their part and among their family members. This can be true even when it is a relatively small, minor procedure. However, when there is something more serious...
Hit-and-run car accident kills woman, injures a man and a child
Too many people in Illinois and across the United States who meet an untimely death will do so in a fatal car accident. Some of these are due to circumstances beyond anyone's control. But others are because of negligence on the part of one of the drivers. Regardless...
Causes, frequency and dangers of medical negligence, part II
Medical care and treatment is meant to assuage concerns and help a patient with problems. It is an unfortunate reality that a negligent doctor can make a mistake causing injury, failing to provide proper treatment and even leading to the unnecessary loss of a loved...
Causes, frequency and dangers of medical negligence, part I
In Illinois and across the U.S., people who go for medical treatment for an illness or a medical concern will feel relief when they are told that it is not something that is serious. If they are told that it is a significant issue, they will go through treatment to...
Construction negligence may stem from increase in building
Construction workers in Illinois and across the country might be grateful that the increase in building has given them a significant amount of work, but their chosen profession is also rife with dangers. When working high above ground, for example, there is the chance...
Fatal car accident in Illinois kills one man
Most people accept that when they go out onto the road in a motor vehicle, there is a chance that there will be an accident. However, few think that it will actually happen to them. Unfortunately, an auto accident can happen without warning under a variety of...