On behalf of Janicek Law | May 19, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
As a patient, you put your faith in the medical staff when you go to a hospital or clinic, and you expect to come out healthier than you went in. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. In some of these cases, the medical practitioner, or hospital or clinic, may...
On behalf of Janicek Law | Mar 11, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Roughly 6% of patients in Texas and throughout the country will be impacted by medical errors during their lifetime. In 12% of those cases, a medical error will result in a significant disability or death. This is according to a study from a team of researchers that...
On behalf of Janicek Law | Feb 25, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Many residents of San Antonio take prescription medications or over-the-counter drugs. The American Academy of Family Physicians says that four out of five U.S. adults do so every week. Not only that, but one-third of adults also take five or more medications at the...
On behalf of Janicek Law | Feb 25, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
It seems like everyone you know has some kind of horror story about medical-care-gone-wrong. It isn’t really surprising that medical mistakes are the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Despite this, only half of all American hospitals have ever...
On behalf of Janicek Law | Feb 10, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
San Antonio residents who are seeking medical care for an illness or injury will expect the medical professionals to pay strict attention to what they are doing. However, like the world in general, people are constantly checking their cellphones. Those in health care...
On behalf of Janicek Law | Jan 29, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
A government report released 20 years ago indicated that medical mistakes killed about 98,000 people in Texas and around the country each year, but more recent studies suggest that the annual death toll could be more than double this figure. One of the most recent...
On behalf of Janicek Law | Dec 30, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Texas residents may be interested in learning about a study that was published in JAMA Pediatrics that showed that receiving calls on work phones may play a role in pediatric nurses making mistakes when administering medication. However, receiving and sending text...
On behalf of Janicek Law | Oct 11, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Men in San Antonio who have breast cancer may not be getting the care and attention they need. A study published on September 19 in JAMA Oncology has found that American men are less likely to be considered for clinical trials and don’t receive the same...
On behalf of Janicek Law | Aug 26, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Doctors in Texas and around the country face medical malpractice litigation when the care they provide fails to meet generally accepted medical standards and their patients suffer injury, loss or damage as a result. This type of lawsuit is often filed when doctors...
On behalf of Janicek Law | Aug 13, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
More than half of all surgical adverse events suffered by patients in San Antonio and elsewhere are the fault of human error, according to a new study. The study was published in JAMA Network Open on July 31. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine conducted a...
