Tag: medical malpractice

medical-malpractice

How Many Medical Malpractice Cases Involve Death?

Medical negligence is the third leading cause of death in the United States-following heart disease and cancer-according to Consumer Reports. Americans are more likely to die of a medical mistake than they are Alzheimer’s, a stroke, kidney disease, or an auto...

nursing home neglect

Shocking Statistics: Nursing Home Abuse Occurs in 1 in 3 Facilities

During July 2015, ABC News revealed the results of a nursing home abuse report conducted by the Special Investigations Division of the House Government Reform Committee between January 1999 and January 2001. The report found that nursing home abuse occurs...