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Loretta Macpherson passed away on December 3, 2014 after being given the wrong medication at St. Charles Bend. A staff person with the inpatient pharmacy filled an IV bag given to Macpherson with the wrong medication, ultimately killing the 65-year-old woman. A decision was made the the Deschutes County District Attorney’s office to file no…

A man in Portsmouth, Virginia is alleging that he was given the wrong medication by a pharmacist at Walgreens. As a result, the man did not get better and may have, in fact, gotten worse. According to Travis Wysong, he went to Walgreens in Portsmouth to pick up two prescriptions. Because of the pain he…

A patient is alleging medical malpractice on the part of Lincoln Surgical Associates Ltd. and Dr. Vidya Shankran. The patient underwent a leg surgery, known as a medial gastrocnemius flap. He contends that as a result of a lack of denervation of the flap and a lack of post-surgical care that was appropriate, he suffered…

Regulatory agencies forced a hospital in Massachusetts to make changes following a surgical error that stemmed from the incorrect identification of a patient. St. Vincent Hospital is now in good standing after filing an acceptable corrective action plan. In October, the hospital was notified that it would be removed from the Medicare and Medicaid agreement…

Research has recently been released that has shown an increase in medical malpractice, but not for a reason that people may immediately consider. The alarming increase is related to hospital patients making it through surgery only to be found “dead in bed.” According to a news channel in Cleveland, Ohio, there is a phenomenon occurring…

A woman entered Wycoff Heights Medical Centre in the summer of 2011. The woman, Sonia Natera, was walked to and from an examination room by a second-year resident. It was suspected that Natera’s abdominal pain was indicative of an ectopic pregnancy. During ambulation, Natera complained of diziness. The resident left her to look for assistance.…

A report by a Chicago newspaper has shown that pharmacies may not be as safe as we think. Reporters entered two different pharmacy chains with prescriptions. Taken separately, the prescribed drugs were safe. Taken together, they had potentially dangerous side effects, including death. In neither instance did the pharmacist warn the reporters of the possible…

A toddler who was born in 2014 during Atlanta’s snowstorm sustained damage to his spinal cord during a traumatic birth. As a result of that damage, the child’s left arm was paralyzed. Weighing more than 10 pounds at birth, the infant got stuck in the birth canal during delivery. Doctors were forced to assist his…

It stands to reason that when you go to the doctor or a hospital for treatment you are going to have the correct surgery. Unfortunately for 14 people in Massachusetts, that isn’t how things turned out. According to reports, 14 separate patients received the wrong procedures at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Here are some examples.…

A neurosurgeon in Michigan has been sued for medical malpractice yet again. Three plaintiffs in the latest case say that they were diagnosed with a condition called Chiari malformation. The condition affects the cerebellum and causes imbalance issues. According to the claim, the plaintiffs either underwent unnecessary surgery or were the victims of surgical errors…