Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice is not just a situation in which someone experiences a poor outcome to treatment. Instead, malpractice involves negligence or an unprofessional standard of care. Doctors who make negligent mistakes or who do not follow standard procedures could...

Doctors undergo very thorough training and are subject to ongoing scrutiny. Their employers have high standards for productivity in most cases, and state licensing authorities can penalize physicians who make mistakes on the job or who run afoul of the law. Given all...

Now that terms like “medical gaslighting” have become part of open discussions, the medical establishment is finally recognizing the reality that many patients have known for years: Doctors aren’t always great at listening to their patients. At least one study has...

It takes more than a decade of specialized education and hands-on learning to become a physician. After college, there are four years of medical school, followed by multiple years of practical instruction as a resident. Given all of the education involved in becoming...