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Medical professionals in Illinois deliver healthy, beautiful babies every day. But as we have discussed before on our Chicago medical malpractice law blog, doctors and nurses risk making serious mistakes that could cause babies to suffer permanent injuries if they become too comfortable with guiding women through pregnancy, labor and birth. According to statistics, about […]
Birth Injuries

Illinois doctors, nurses and other medical professionals are bound to make minor mistakes during their careers. But no mistake should be considered minor if the medical professional clearly deviated from the established standard of care. Doctors have a responsibility to treat each patient with the highest quality of care, and they must take that responsibility […]
Doctor Errors

Individuals die from a variety of health complications every day in Illinois and throughout the entire U.S. However, no one should have to die as a result of a misdiagnosis made by a doctor who failed to take enough time to fully analyze one’s symptoms. After one family lost a loved one who suffered from […]
Nursing Negligence + Settlements

Pediatricians treat countless children every week in Chicago and throughout the entire state of Illinois for various illnesses and diseases. Fortunately, doctors commonly see children with similar cold or flu-like symptoms that simply result in parents being told to bring their children home so that their kids can get plenty of rest. But what Illinois […]
Misdiagnosis

We have mentioned in other posts on our Chicago medical malpractice law blog that medication errors made by pharmacists and doctors are not uncommon, especially when so many drug names look and sound alike. Patients in Illinois and throughout the entire country can certainly take precautions to avoid suffering further health complications from a medication […]
Medication Errors

Last week on our Chicago medical malpractice law blog, we began discussing the significant increase in the number of epidural shots that are administered by medical professionals each year in the U.S. to treat patients with back and neck pain. However, these injections carry serious risks, causing some to question whether or not certain patients […]
Brain Injuries

After being sued more than a dozen times for medical malpractice, an Illinois doctor is still able to treat patients. What is even more concerning to some is that an online database created by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation has yet to update its public files with some of the doctor’smedical malpractice settlements. The […]
Doctor Errors

As parents begin to age or siblings with severe disabilities begin to require constant care and medical treatment, some Chicago families may choose to put their loved ones in nursing homes where they trust that their loved ones will receive the attention that is needed to survive. Choosing the right nursing home in Illinois can […]
Nursing Negligence + Settlements

In the last 10 years, the number of epidural shots administered by medical professionals to treat neck and back pain for Medicare patients in the U.S. has increased by 159 percent. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, about 8.9 million Americans received the injections during 2010. However, the FDA is now reviewing the […]
Brain Injuries

When Chicago doctors prescribe patients with a new drug, doctors are required to adequately warn patients about any side effects they may experience. Additionally, doctors should also advise patients to call them if they begin to experience any dangerous reactions to the drugs. Failing to properly address a patient’s concerns regarding the effects of a […]
Hospital Negligence + Medication Errors

A University of Chicago doctor is warning patients who are thinking about cosmetic surgery to do their research before opting to have their surgery performed by their regular physician instead of a board-certified plastic surgeon. Because of changes in the healthcare industry, more physicians in Illinois are choosing to perform plastic surgeries on the side […]
Surgical Errors

When a child is ill, Chicago parents put their trust in doctors to make an accurate diagnosis so that their child can get better. Although the illnesses many Illinois pediatricians and family doctors diagnose on a daily basis are the common cold, ear infections or the flu, physicians must not be too quick to rule […]
Misdiagnosis

We have previously discussed some of the injuries and health complications children have suffered during birth as a result of negligence on our Chicago medical malpractice law blog. These injuries and complications often occur when doctors or nurses fail to properly monitor a mother and her baby during birth or when medical professionals make a […]
Misdiagnosis

Chicago parents probably know all too well how distracted their teens can be by texting. And Illinois residents have most likely witnessed a driver almost hitting a pedestrian or another vehicle while the individual was too busy talking on his or her cell phone. But are doctors just as guilty as everyone else when it […]
Doctor Errors

Illinois patients may understand that there are many risks involved whenever an individual undergoes surgery. But when patients undergo a surgery that is commonly performed in Chicago and throughout the entire nation, such as having one’s wisdom teeth removed, patients may assume that there is little risk of anything going wrong during or after the […]
Wrongful Death

Illinois patients may assume that hospitals are safe places for receiving medical treatment, undergoing surgery or giving birth. Although this is true in many cases, there are also numerous instances of medical malpractice that occur at our nation’s hospitals each year. Unfortunately, hospital mistakes that should have been prevented can potentially cause patients to suffer […]
Hospital Negligence

Yesterday, our Chicago medical malpractice law blog discussed the common types of medication errors that are made by healthcare professionals in Illinois and throughout the entire nation. Despite the fact that these mistakes can cause patients to suffer serious health complications or death, thesemedication errors are not as uncommon as they should be. In a […]
Medication Errors

With so many medications being prescribed to patients on a daily basis in Illinois, it is not surprising that a majority of the medical malpractice cases in the state involve a medication error. Unfortunately, these common types of errors in Chicago and throughout the entire nation can have serious or deadly consequences. An error made […]
Medication Errors

Some Illinois children are born with debilitating conditions that cannot be prevented. However, medical professionals in Chicago and throughout the entire country are responsible for making sure that any complications that do arise during pregnancy or delivery are managed and treated properly in order to prevent a mother and her child from becoming seriously or […]
Birth Injuries + Settlements

Poor patient care, injuries and even wrongful death can result from nursing negligence in any Illinois nursing home. But could negligence in our nation’s nursing homes be minimized simply by making sure that facilities are properly staffed? According to a recent analysis, the answer may be yes. An analysis of the quality of care at […]
Nursing Negligence