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A 3-year-old boy was brought into an Ohio dental clinic by his mother in 2013 for what was expected to be just a routine check-up and teeth cleaning. Instead, after looking into the boy’s mouth for mere minutes and taking no X-rays, the dentist said the preschooler...
The whole point of the prescription medication system and controlled substances laws is to limit public access to medication that people could abuse or that pose any sort of risk to the public. However, physicians also want the medication they prescribe to be...
When medical mistakes lead to injuries, it’s fair that people will want to file claims against those who made errors. That’s why this case against ProMedica isn’t that surprising. A mother has filed the lawsuit against a physician working for ProMedica after claiming...
It seems crazy to suggest that a doctor in this modern age would operate on patients without the benefit of malpractice insurance to protect them both if something goes wrong. However, Ohio doesn’t require doctors to carry any minimum coverage. This isn’t...
Once upon a time, physicians had to write out every prescription by hand — and a doctor’s lousy penmanship could easily lead to dangerous errors. These days, most prescriptions are either printed out from a computer or electronically transmitted directly to the...
The medical profession, as with so many others, has specialists and generalists. Patients are often referred to a specialist in Ohio when one physician is not sure of what the problem may be. A specialist is trusted to have more in-depth knowledge and to provide...
Thousands of people in Ohio are plagued by back pain. Open a magazine, watch TV and one may get the impression it’s one of the foremost health issues in the country, and it is. The population is aging and body parts are not immune. Back pain is one of the most common...
A professional is typically someone who has undertaken rigorous training and or education to attain a level of expertise in his or her chosen field. Surgeons are among this group and people entrust their lives to them. A surgical error, or medical mistake, can have...
David Shroyer of the firm Colley Shroyer & Abraham filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of David Austin whose wife died of a drug overdose ordered by her doctor. David Austin said he called an ambulance in September after his wife, Bonnie Austin, had trouble...
A wrongful death lawsuit resulting from medical negligence was filed against Mount Carmel hospital, a doctor, and other medical staff claiming they intentionally gave a lethal dose of the drug Fentanyl to a 79-year-old woman in order to hasten her death. The lawsuit...