Oginski Law provides relevant information about news and events relating to medical malpractice cases in New York and throughout the country.
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Medical Negligence: The Danger of Bed RailsAccording to a piece by the New York Times, hospital beds with rails are not as safe as those without. Today, few beds are still equipped with beds because this
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Smart Defibrillators (AED's) May Cause More Deaths Than Old DefibrilatorsA new study reveals that a move among many hospitals to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) may be contributing to a higher rate of fatalities than would
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Wyoming Record Malpractice Award of $9M for Improperly Diagnosed Broken NeckWyoming has recently awarded what is the state's largest medical malpractice award in history. The $9 million verdict was handed down to a family for an
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Is the Compassionate Doctor Fad Dangerous?The New York Times featured an essay last week by a physician concerned about the recent emphasis on compassionate doctors. She calls it a "fad" and wonders
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Medical Malpractice in New York: Apology Laws WorkA new study to be published in the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty claims to find that "apology laws," which are meant to lower the burden of malpractice suits
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$24 Million for Misdiagnosis Upstate NY Resulting in StrokeA family in upstate New York has been awarded $24 million this week for a wrongful diagnosis, which led to a stroke shortly thereafter.
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First-Year Residents Can't Work Shifts Longer than 16 HoursThe Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has mandated limits to first year residents (interns) to 16-hour shifts, as of the end of this
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Hospice Care Breeds Corrupt and Dangerous Culture of Death-Part 1Over four in 10 Americans die in hospice care, or end-of-life care that focuses on palliation, or pain alleviation. Unfortunately, the growth of for-profit hosp
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Hospice Care Breeds Corrupt and Dangerous Culture of Death-Part 2; The StoriesAlthough advocates of hospice care cite better end-of-life satisfaction, a gulf exists between this pain-relieving care and the administration of life-saving
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"Handoff" Miscommunication Breeds Medical ErrorsA recent study from the Archives of Internal Medicine quantifies the problem of miscommunication during hospital "handoffs" by comparing what informants think