Medical Malpractice

Today, more people are calling out medical gaslighting. Although it may affect minority groups more, it can happen to anyone in New Mexico. As individuals who experience it share their stories, it is easier for others to recognize this problematic behavior. What is...

Medical practitioners in New Mexico may know how to treat illnesses but might withhold information that could save the lives of their patients. While treating diseases has its benefits, preventing chronic illnesses from occurring may yield better results....

Figures reveal diagnostic errors cause death and injury in 40,000 to 80,000 patients annually. A diagnostic error in Albuquerque, New Mexico, occurs when the doctor diagnoses the wrong condition or doesn't find one, delaying treatment. Many conditions and illnesses...

Operating a nursing home, providing hospice care or acting as a home health aide in New Mexico means following specific protocols to ensure the patient gets the best possible care. If you're in any of these positions and want to safeguard against an accusation of...

Your trust your doctor to do everything that he or she can to come up with the correct diagnosis. However, patients in New Mexico and across the country are increasingly filing lawsuits against their internists for not coming up with the correct diagnosis and other...

Medical malpractice is when a doctor falls below a minimum care standard, causing injury to patients. Medical malpractice can occur in many ways and often involves broken down systems that make it difficult for medical providers to meet the standard of care....

The number of women that are misdiagnosed when having a heart attack in New Mexico is appalling. In fact, reports have shown that doctors miss heart attack signs in women about 50% of the time and that 1 in every 4 women die as a result. Let's find out why this...

Residents of Albuquerque and nearby areas of New Mexico may want to learn more about how the use of off-label drugs prescribed by doctors are causing eye problems as well as other issues. According to Retina Today, an estimated one-fifth of the drugs prescribed today...

People in New Mexico who seek medical treatment for health conditions place their trust in the doctors and medical staff who provide them with care. Unfortunately, however, things sometimes go wrong and leave patients with worsened conditions and further injuries....