When an Ordinary Allergy Becomes a Fatal Emergency Maya Getahun was only two years old when her parents carried her into the emergency room at Piedmont Eastside Medical Center. She had been bitten by a fire ant, something so ordinary in Georgia that most people don’t...
What Factors Establish a Viable Medical Malpractice Case? Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider deviates from the accepted standard of care, causing serious harm to a patient. Unlike general personal injury claims, a viable medical malpractice case...
When Patient Trust is Betrayed in Healthcare Facilities Hospitals and healthcare facilities are inherently institutions where trust and healing should be considered paramount. However, an alarming trend of sexual assault against patients has been unfolding in...
