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• Tackling the Problem of Medical Errors: How to Get to the Root Causes

  Sep 8, 2016
  Medical errors are one of the leading causes of death in the United States and a major cause of serious injuries. While patients can take certain ...
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• Medical Error Leads to Many Deaths and Perhaps Even More Injuries

  Jun 16, 2016
  According to a recent article published in the BMJ, medical errors may claim as many as 251,000 lives in the United States each year. If “medical ...
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• New Research Indicates Medical Error Is Third Leading Cause of U.S. Deaths

  Jun 2, 2016
  Cases of horrifying medical errors, like surgeons amputating the wrong body parts or nurses administering medications to the wrong patient, often make ...
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• Head of Orthopedic Surgery Leaves Infection Untreated, Loses $2.3 Million Lawsuit

  Aug 10, 2014
  August 4, 2014, leaderherald.com reported that a jury awarded a man $2.3 million for having to undergo hip replacement surgery when a doctor released ...
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• Misdiagnosis is Most Common Medical Error

  Jun 7, 2013
  Johns Hopkins researchers recently found that diagnostic mistakes accounted for 28.6 percent of the 350,706 medical malpractice claims paid between ...
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• Hypoglycemia and Newborn Medical Malpractice in Ohio

  May 28, 2013
  If complications from hypoglycemia in a newborn arise as a result of medical negligence, parents may be able to file a medical malpractice claim in ...
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• How Can Medical Malpractice Cause Blindness?

  Oct 5, 2012
  A Cleveland medical malpractice attorney from Mellino Law Firm discusses two major ways Ohio residents can fall victim to a doctors’ or other medical ...
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• Are You a Breast Cancer Survivor in Cleveland? Learn How Yoga Can Further Help Your Recovery

  Sep 10, 2012
  Cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation, can leave a person exhausted, underweight, and depressed. New studies suggest that practicing ...
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