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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

Surgery might not benefit some prostate cancer patients

When an Iowa man is diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, it may be recommended that he consider certain treatment options that could include prostate cancer

Medical Malpractice

Judgment leads to $28.9 million in malpractice damages

Iowa residents may be wise to seek a second opinion when their doctors are unable to remedy their underlying health issues and claim that little

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SGLT2 inhibitors may increase risks in some diabetes patients

Iowa residents who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be aware that a certain class of drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors could potentially increase

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The symptoms associated with a collapsed lung

When Iowa residents suffer a collapsed lung following an accident or a surgical error, they may experience a number of complications. If it is not

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Getting a second medical opinion

Iowa patients who want to get another opinion about a diagnosis may want to consider obtaining a virtual second opinion. The telehealth and telemedicine industries

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May is Melanoma Awareness Month

Iowa residents suffering from melanoma may not know that May has been designated as Melanoma Awareness Month. During the month, experts hope to raise awareness

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Medical errors commonplace throughout health system

Even routine interactions with healthcare settings in Iowa present risks to patients, such as infections and misdiagnosis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and

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Did a doctor’s mistake cause your child’s cerebral palsy?

Pregnancy is a time of hoping and planning. Many women invest a lot of time and money into protecting the well-being of their unborn babies.

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9-year-old dies hours after tonsillectomy

Our source article for today’s blog post tells a tragic story of a nine-year-old girl who died mere hours after a routine tonsillectomy. Given that

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