Shoulder dystocia is one of the most feared moments in childbirth. The baby’s head has emerged, but the anterior shoulder is stuck behind the...

Imagine being fully conscious while your surgeon cuts into your abdomen, but you cannot move, speak, or even signal for help. This is anesthesia...

You go to the pharmacy with a prescription from your doctor. The pharmacist hands you a bottle. You trust that the drug inside is exactly what the...

Patients are harmed every year because they receive the wrong amount of medication. A misplaced decimal, a mix-up between milligrams and micrograms...

When you have a tooth pulled, you trust your dentist to do the job safely. Most extractions are routine. But lower wisdom teeth are different. The...

The duty to warn and protect stands as one of the most consequential rules in psychiatric malpractice law. It tells mental health professionals that...

When a patient dies by suicide, the first question family members often ask is whether someone should have done more to stop it. In the legal world...

The thought of being awake during your own operation is terrifying. Yet for certain patients, this nightmare becomes real. Anesthesia awareness...

Radiologists review dozens of scans every day. Mistakes are inevitable, but they are not excusable. When a doctor misses a tumor or a fracture, the...