Valleywide Legal Blog

The Medtronic Insulin Pump Lawsuits Are Beginning.

If you read these posts with any regularity, you know my 10 year old grandson is a Type 1 diabetic.  He just “celebrated” his “diaversary,” marking 7 years since his diagnosis on the Labor Day weekend in 2013.  He manages … Read More

Posted in General Health, health, healthy living, Medical Devices, science news, Type 1 Diabetes |

Hospital Infections

Hospitals are where the sick people are.  While patients may go home after they get better, they often leave bacteria and viruses behind, where they infect the next round of patients.  You may go to the hospital to get well, … Read More

Posted in antibiotic resistant bacteria, blood infections, Doctors, General Health, health, healthy living, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Infection, Medicare, Nurses, Sepsis |

Urgent Care or Emergency Department?

One of the most obvious changes in the medical landscape over the last 15 years has been the proliferation of urgent care clinics.  You can’t drive down almost any street in a major metropolitan area without passing at least a … Read More

Posted in Board Certification, Cardiac CT scan, Doctors, Health Care Costs, healthy living, heart attack, Hospitals, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Misdiagnosis, Nurses, Stroke |

Melanoma Misdiagnosis.

If you, like me, live in Arizona, you are exposed to intense solar radiation nearly all year, but especially in the summer.  Exposure to solar radiation is one of the major risk factors for melanoma. Melanoma is a cancer, which … Read More

Posted in arizona certified medical malpractice lawyers, Cancer, Doctors, health, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases, medical malpractice lawyers, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Melanoma, Misdiagnosis |

Defective Surgical Staplers And The FDA.

The surgical stapler is an important tool.  Rather than spend substantial time sewing body parts together during abdominal, thoracic or bowel surgeries, surgeons can use a stapler to close up wounds and attach body parts.  Removable staples are also used … Read More

Posted in disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, health, Hospitals, Medical Devices, medical mistakes, medical research, Secrecy |