On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Dozens of doctors at a conference in Cambridge hosted by the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation concluded that medical malpractice litigation is not a significant percentage of healthcare costs. The actual cost is about eight days of annual spending for the...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 25, 2012 | Surgical Errors
Patients can suffer serious injuries when medical professionals act negligently while providing care in connection to surgical procedures. Such injuries can have significant impacts on a patient’s life. No patient should have to suffer harm because a medical...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 23, 2012 | Birth Injuries
It is very important for medical professionals to act properly when it comes to care provided in connection to the birth of a child. If a medical professional acts negligently during the delivery of a child, it can result in the child suffering great harm. Recently, a...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 20, 2012 | Anesthesia & Medication Errors
Anesthesia-related negligence by medical professionals can be a very serious matter. Such negligence can cause patients to suffer a great deal of harm. Thus, it is very important for medical professionals to act properly when it comes to the administration of...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 18, 2012 | Surgical Errors
When a medical professional provides a patient with negligent care after a surgery, it can result in the patient suffering great harm. No patient should have to suffer harm because a medical professional acted negligently. Thus, one hopes that all medical...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 13, 2012 | Anesthesia & Medication Errors
Prescription-related negligence by doctors can result in patients suffering impactful injuries. Thus, it is very important for doctors to not act negligently when it comes to prescribing medications to patients. Recently, a jury in Maine reached its verdict in a...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 12, 2012 | Surgical Errors
It is very important for medical professionals to act properly when providing a patient with care in connection to a surgery. When a medical professional acts negligently in connection to a surgical procedure, it can result in a patient suffer great harms. Such harms...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 10, 2012 | Surgical Errors
One major cause of serious injury and death in hospitals is infection. After surgery patients are at risk of developing potentially fatal infections. Hospitals throughout the nation have been found to use extreme discretion when disclosing the rates of infection...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 9, 2012 | Surgical Errors
A woman is pursuing a medical malpractice claim against a hospital for a third-degree burn she suffered when doctors and nurses failed to follow industry standards when using flammable antiseptic during a cesarean-section In March 2010, a woman went into the...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 4, 2012 | Surgical Errors
For more than 60 years, the Feres Doctrine has protected the U.S. government from being sued for medical malpractice by members of the military. The doctrine originated after a 1950 legal case in which the Supreme Court ruled that negligently caused injuries or deaths...
