Receiving adequate treatment in the emergency room can be a matter of life or death. The first step doctors must take to provide proper medical care is to accurately diagnose the patient's condition. Though it may sometimes seem like an easy task, it can be difficult....
In 2003, the Florida legislature passed a law that limited the amount of noneconomic damages a deceased individual's family could receive through a wrongful death lawsuit against medical institutions and their professionals. The reasoning for the law was to lower the...
Most Miamians have heard stories of surgical, medication and nursing home errors that cause victims harm. While these are serious occurrences that should be punished accordingly, some other lesser known, bizarre accidents occur in hospitals. Yet, the oddity of these...
Miami nursing home residents and their families may want to keep their eyes on a bill moving through Florida's legislative process. The proposed law, which recently passed the Senate Health and Policy Committee, would protect some nursing home investors from nursing...
