October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it is it important for women at risk to understand their diagnosis and treatment options. Knowing how to care for yourself can go a long way in the healing process. While a patient cannot prevent a medical mistake, they...
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Medical Malpractice
An exhausted hospital staff can result in medical malpractice
If you are seriously injured or sick, odds are you will head to your local hospital in San Diego for treatment. Sterile sheets, beeping machines and brightly lit rooms typically paint the landscape for healing and recovery. However, humans run hospitals, and humans...
California malpractice victims fight to raise payment cap
When a child is sick or injured, parents often take the first step of calling emergency services or rushing their child to the doctor or the hospital. Once a sick child arrives at a medical facility, parents place their trust in health care professionals to ensure...
California inmate deaths inspire need to move prisoners
Although some individuals who are incarcerated may be innocent, most are serving time for committing a crime, and many in society feel that law enforcement officials should lock them up and throw away the key. According to the law in California and other states, these...
Judge approves $55 million settlement for medical malpractice
It can be extremely stressful to require a surgical procedure. Between the initial consultation, various tests to determine the source of the problem, long waits for results, preoperative visits, anesthesia, surgery, and follow up visits, the process can take several...