When seeking medical care in South Carolina, people automatically associate it with doctors and nurses. However, it is a chain-like process where others – like physician assistants– are intimately involved with assessment, care and treatment. If anyone makes a...
Nursing home residents have the right to receive quality and individualized care and protection from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and other mistreatment. Knowing the difference between acceptable and substandard care can help determine whether there is nursing home...
Medication errors can have serious consequences for victims. It is important to understand medication errors, how they happen and for victims to be familiar with liability for them if they have been harmed by a medication error. The high cost of medication errors...
Not every form of elder abuse is physical. Emotional, psychological and verbal abuse can also affect the residents of nursing homes and other care facilities. There is one more form of abuse that is far too common, but far less discussed: financial abuse. What to know...
Invasive surgical procedures can expose patients to many different risks. When a patient must undergo an operation to fix a medical problem, they should be informed of the known risks and possible negative outcomes that may result from the operation. Ensuring that...
No one Myrtle Beach wants to hear they have cancer; it can feel like a death sentence. But what may be worse is to be told you do not have cancer only to find out weeks, months or years later that you were misdiagnosed, and you do indeed have cancer. Due to the...
The consequences of medical malpractice can extend for a long period of time and dramatically impact the lives of victims and their families. Victims of medical malpractice should be familiar with the different types of medical malpractice and the legal protections...
Having a baby can be a very exciting time to parents in South Carolina. Bringing their child into the world can bring a joy unlike no other. Parents may know that complications can arise, but they are obviously hoping or even assuming that their baby will be healthy....
People in South Carolina cannot stop time. People will continue to grow older. As this occurs the body and the brain may not be as sharp or work as well as it once did when they were younger. People may develop more medical conditions that require additional care....
South Carolina residents who are getting treatment in a hospital, medical center or are diagnosed with an issue on an outpatient basis are reliant on their medical professionals to give them the proper care. That often means the doctor and the nursing staff, but there...
