There are a number of common types of medical malpractice. Most medical malpractice cases fall into one of these categories. Anesthesia Errors One common type of errors is mistakes made during the anesthesia process. Fortunately, anesthesia is safer now than ever before. However, mistakes still occur. There are overdoses, wrong medications given, too little medication given, and other errors. In

In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that a popular tool involved in gynecological procedures can spread undetected cancer. However, many gynecologists are continuing to use the devices, claiming that they believe the risks of unknown cancer are overblown, and that the federal government should not interfere with patient treatment. The device is called a power morcellator, and

A new study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that about 1 in every 25 patients seeking treatment at hospitals in 2011 acquired an infection there. Overall, in 2011 over 700,000 patients acquired infections, and 75,000 of them died from those infections. However, the study did not investigate how often the infections actually caused or