A pair of Howard County, Maryland, doctors have been named in a medical malpractice suit filed by the parents of a teenager who died after what should have been a oral surgery to have her wisdom teeth removed. The girl, 17, died on April 6, just 10 days after the high school junior received anesthesia
Learn MoreA 59-year-old Salisbury doctor was sentenced recently by a federal court to eight years in prison. The doctor was found guilty of medical malpractice for implanting unnecessary stents in patients and reaping the financial benefit from insurers. Failure to diagnose can be one of many reasons a medical professional is tried for medical malpractice in court. In the
Learn MoreAn Ellicott City doctor is accused of medical malpractice for endangering the fertility of a patient. The Baltimore Circuit Court filing states the obstetrician was to perform an operation to remove an ovarian cyst on the left side. The doctor allegedly removed the patient’s healthy, right-side ovary and fallopian tube instead. The 31-year-old patient who
Learn MorePatients in Maryland rightfully trust their doctors to have their best interests in mind at all times. Patients expect that physicians will provide them with accurate information as well as appropriate recommendations for the best treatment for their ailments. Unfortunately, some doctors may be more motivated by wealth than by correctly treating patients, as seems
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