Medical Malpractice

Sarah Fuller, a lifelong NJ native, was experiencing chronic neck and back pain after two car accidents. She began seeing Dr. Vivienne Matalon in August 2014, in hopes of finding some sort of relief from her daily struggles. At the time of her first appointment, Sarah was not taking any…

We trust doctors, nurses and other healthcare specialists to take all the necessary precautions to keep us healthy and safe. In fact, no profession may be more widely trusted and respected than the medical field. However, like all other professionals, individuals in the medical field are human and prone to…

For many years, the most widely quoted estimate of the number of patient deaths caused by medical errors each year in the U.S. came from a 1999 report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), “To Err is Human.”  That number: 98,000. However, the IOM study used 1984 data. In 2013, researchers…

Giving birth to a child can be a joyous occasion. However, it can also be highly stressful. The reality is that the delivery of a child is a complex medical procedure. It involves many different factors. If even one of those factors goes wrong, it could lead to a serious…

A new report identifies major flaws in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s system for reporting pharmaceutical drug-related adverse events, including deaths. However, there are ways to fix those problems, the report’s authors say. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), a non-profit group that tracks drug safety issues, published…

When you have a medical emergency, you normally don’t have time to think about where you are headed – you just need help, and you need it quickly. But not all area emergency departments are of the same caliber. Going to a sub-par hospital could increase your risks of suffering…

When you have to go through a serious surgery to better your health, you know there are risks. There are always risks in any surgery. But you put your faith in your doctor, nurses, hospital staff, medication manufacturers and more when you go under the knife. The problem with this…