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Medical Malpractice

When patients seek medical care, they place their trust — and often their lives — in the hands of healthcare professionals. When that trust is broken by negligence, the consequences can be permanent, life-altering, and devastating for entire families. Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, nurse, hospital, or other healthcare provider fails to meet the accepted standard of care, causing preventable harm to a patient. These articles explore the full spectrum of medical negligence — including surgical errors, misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis, medication mistakes, birth injuries, anesthesia errors, and failure to obtain informed consent. Learn how malpractice claims are built, what expert testimony is required, how damages are calculated for lifelong harm, and what steps to take if you believe a medical professional’s negligence injured you or a loved one.

Medical Malpractice

Precautions that may minimize medication errors at pharmacies

For most people in Iowa, getting a prescription filled at a local pharmacy is a fairly routine act. However, a study referenced in a leading

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Researchers caution test could wrongly indicate metastasis

Some Iowa men with prostate cancer may undergo prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography imaging to determine whether the cancer has metastasized. While this is

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Possible sources of medication errors that may be overlooked

The widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) is one of several efforts meant to provide added protection for patients in Iowa and the rest

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Tech startup developing software to stop serious surgical errors

Current medical procedures often separate patients in Iowa from surgical safety protocols. To help get patients more involved in the clinical steps prior to surgeries,

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Radiology-related malpractice frequently ends in death

While radiologists and pathologists are critical in the accurate diagnosis of cancer and other conditions, they are not always engaged by diagnostic teams in Iowa

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Patients being sued for leaving negative reviews

While Iowa patients expect their doctors to have their best interests in mind, there are some doctors who do not listen to their patients or

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Study links frequent doctor burnout with malpractice

According to a study recently published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, more than half of all doctors in Iowa and across the U.S. suffer from burnout.

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Development in the treatment for pancreatic cancer

Iowa residents who are suffering from pancreatic cancer may be interested to know that if their cancer does not spread to other parts of their

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LASIK surgery can come with risks

For some West Des Moines patients considering LASIK or other refractive surgery, they may wonder about the risks and complications that could accompany the procedure

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Serious surgical mistakes are more common than you think

Physicians and medical doctors hold a position of respect in our culture. It takes many years to complete medical school and the required residency, and

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