Medical Negligence

“This is how black people get killed.” This is just one of the statements Dr. Susan Moore posted from her hospital bed in early December after testing positive for the coronavirus. About two weeks later, Dr. Moore died from complications due to COVID-19. In a video posted to Facebook, she accused staff at Indiana University…

When you are in the throes of an emergency medical condition such as a heart attack or a stroke, you want an ambulance to arrive quickly, and take you to the nearest hospital for treatment. Thanks to the quietly-kept practice of ambulance diversion, you may not get the help you need in time. Ambulance diversion…

Many of us have furry friends at home. They show love by licking us at times. It’s probably never crossed your mind that your pup’s expression of love could lead to a life-threatening medical condition. Unfortunately, that appears to be what happened to a man in Wisconsin. An innocent lick from his dog ultimately led…

In 2018, McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC learned about Marine Corps veteran Brian Tally. He was misdiagnosed by doctors in the emergency room at the VA Loma Linda hospital – a diagnosis that was seconded by his own primary care physician at a different VA clinic. What those VA doctors diagnosed as a sprained…

First introduced onto the market in February 2009, Uloric (febuxostat), manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, was the first medication formulated to treat gout in more than four decades. However, not long after its introduction, many individuals have come forward with reports of serious side effects from using the drug. Uloric and the treatment of gout Uloric…

Dozens of patients at CareAlliance Health Services (CHS) medical facilities, including Roper Hospital’s main campus, have been infected with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), a type of bacterium that can cause serious harm if left untreated. CHS failed to notify the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…

California has seen an uptick of tuberculosis cases lately. On June 1, 2017, News Channel 3 reported that “Health officials are urging about 500 patients and employees of Eisenhower Medical Center to be tested for tuberculosis after three patients were diagnosed with an active form of the respiratory illness.” The report says that the three…

Parents of children who attended Chelsea’s Gentle Care Child Development Center in Westminster, MD have filed a lawsuit alleging that the center is responsible for at least one child, and as many as 23 children, contracting a strain of E. Coli. According to the Town of Morningside Maryland, a “child developed gastrointestinal distress and a…