Year: 2014

Connecticut residents may have heard that the New England Compounding Center’s co-founder, senior pharmacist and 12 other employees are being accused in court of a litany of criminal actions. These charges stem from a 2012 outbreak of meningit...

Connecticut resident might be interested to know that the old problem of misdiagnosis is a standing dilemma that has not disappeared over time. Even though modern technology has improved the medical community’s ability to detect cardiovascular...

When a Connecticut patient is the victim of medical malpractice, there are many parties that could be named in a lawsuit. Beyond the doctor who may have made an error in treating the patient, the patient may also be able to include the hospital wher...

Medication errors, some of which are adverse drug events, can result from drug misuse or from defects of the medications themselves. As someone who needs medications in Connecticut, you’re not alone. In fact, with over 10,000 medications avail...

Imagine going on a cruise ship for a vacation away from your job in Connecticut. It’s a lot of fun, but what happens if you come down with a flu or respiratory illness? What if someone suffers a heart attack or other emergency situation? Cruis...

The current lawsuit against the National Football League is a serious one, outlining a number of instances in which team “physicians and trainers acted without regard for players’ health, withholding information about injuries while at t...

In a blog post last week, we talked to our readers about preeclampsia — the pregnancy-related condition that can result in a number of other serious health conditions if it isn’t diagnosed earlier and treated just as quickly. This week,...

If you’re a first-time mother here in Connecticut and you’re worried about your pregnancy then you’re not alone. This is a concern shared by mothers across the nation and with good reason. There are a number of serious health condi...

Imagine that a loved one of yours has just died even though doctors promised that they would do everything they could to save their life. After being told about your loved one’s fate, one of the doctors extends their sympathies by apologizing...

Back in August, we talked with our readers about the importance of seeking the help of a lawyer after experiencing a medication error. As we explained in that blog post, medication errors can happen in any hospital, in any state. Even here in Connec...

Whether you’re at a small-town clinic or a state-of-the-art healthcare facility, there are certain standards that all facilities must meet. That’s because not only do patients expect to receive the best care possible but state and federa...