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During some medical and surgical procedures, doctors will provide patients with an oxygen supply. Given the rather combustible nature of oxygen, it is very important for hospitals and medical professionals to make sure to not commit any negligence that could create a fire hazard when performing procedures in which an oxygen supply is being…

Even in the best of circumstances, fighting cancer is a harrowing thing. Thus, the last thing cancer victims need is for their challenge to be made even more difficult by negligence by doctors. One type of doctor error that can be very impactful on cancer victims is a diagnosis error. One important thing for…

A woman who went in for an abortion died as a result. Since the woman’s death, a lawsuit was filed against Illinois Planned Parenthood for hospital negligence. A settlement was reached in this case, and the company agreed to pay the family $2 million. Back in 2012, the woman was in her second trimester…

One type of harm that sometimes results from errors by medical professionals or hospitals during a surgery is nerve damage. Nerve damage can have many impacts on the life of a surgical patient; for example, it can sometimes impair their mobility. Mobility impairments can cause a person to face many costs, including costs for…

A case has recently arisen in another state in which a man has accused a medical team of negligently failing to detect foot fractures. The man, a Texan, claims that the medical team provided him with care in relation to a foot injury. According to him, the team failed to diagnose foot fractures he…

There are many important responsibilities that hospital nurses here in Illinois have. One is to alert a patient’s doctor of any significant changes they notice in a patient’s condition. The sooner a patient’s doctor is made aware of such changes, the sooner the doctor can take steps to address the changes. Thus, when a…

When an Illinois resident needs surgery, he or she does not usually expect to suffer from complications that can eventually lead to even worse illness or injury. However, situations like this are occasionally reported in the news. In a recent out-of-state case, a man was awarded $776,000 at the conclusion of a lawsuit alleging…

Sadly, lack of appropriate care causes the death of many Illinois patients. In one such case, a 26-year-old medical school graduate was killed after being hospitalized on a short-staffed Memorial Day weekend. She died from a blood clot that developed in her brain and her family filed a lawsuit claiming hospital negligence. The woman…

It is extremely important for hospitals here in Illinois to do everything they can to ensure that their patients receive proper care. This includes making sure to have adequate staffing. When a hospital negligently allows itself to become short-staffed, it can increase the stress and demand on the staff that is present, which can…

The birth of a child is a typically a joyous event that forever changes the landscape of the lives in which the child touches. Unfortunately, not every birth in Illinois is routine and free of complications. For some new parents, the joy of new life is marred by complications and heartache due to cerebral…