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A 21-year-old woman was admitted to the Springfield Regional Medial Center, a hospital serving the needs of people in and around Las Vegas. As part of her admission to the medical center, her blood sugar levels were at issue. Unfortunately, the doctor overseeing her care and treatment failed to properly monitor and manage her blood sugars. A person’s brain requires appropriate blood sugar levels to function properly. Due to the failure of the patient’s doctor to monitor and manage her…

Weight Loss Surgery and Medical Malpractice At The Doan Law Firm, we are shocked by the number of medical malpractice cases that come to our attention which involve bariatric (weight-loss) medicine, particularly surgical procedures that are intended to alter the patient’s digestive system. In many such cases the operating physician 1) had not tried non-surgical weight-loss interventions (e.g. dietary restrictions and exercise programs) prior to surgery, 2) failed to inform the patient of the risks associated with surgery involving any…

What You Must Know to Protect Your Legal Rights In today’s world, one of the fastest growing types of personal injury in the United States stems from pharmaceutical malpractice (also known as pharmaceutical negligence). Healthcare analysts, as well as those from the insurance industry, estimate that currently there are over 1 million people across the country who are the victims of pharmaceutical malpractice. Only a small fraction of these people who’ve suffered injuries because of pharmaceutical negligence ever obtain justice…

The current Opioid epidemic has been fueled by “Pill Mills” and unethical doctors. Not only is over prescribing morally wrong, this act comes with extensive medical malpractice implications. Read more about this epidemic from the experienced medical malpractice team at The Doan Law Firm.

When most hear the word “malpractice,” they assume that you mean malpractice by a physician. However, healthcare workers such as nurses, technologist, and therapists can also commit malpractice. In today’s post, the Houston medical malpractice lawyer at the Doan Law Firm will answer the above with a “Yes!” He will then review medical malpractice law as it applies to non-physicians and then discuss the legal remedies that may be available to those injured by the negligence of these workers. What…