Medical malpractice or medical negligence refers to mistakes made by doctors, nurses, hospital staff, pharmacists and/or other healthcare professionals that leads to injury or death of a patient. Sadly, more patients are injured or even killed by medical malpractice each year than widespread diseases such as breast cancer and AIDS.
Common types of medical malpractice include: birth injuries resulting in Cerebral Palsy, Erb's Palsy and other impairments and disabilities, surgical and anesthesia errors, failure to timely diagnose or misdiagnosis of diseases such as cancer, incorrect reading of diagnostic tests, incorrect administration of medication, and poor or unsanitary patient conditions.
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