Medical Malpractice

When you’re talking about your health, you want to find the best care available. Choosing the right doctor or surgeon is critical. Fortunately, there’s plenty of information on doctors and surgeons within your grasp. Let’s look at the ways you can easily investigate potential physicians in Michigan and nationwide. Check the Physician’s State Credentials...

Any surgical procedure is a big deal. Of course, a successful outcome is desired, but there may be a price to pay even if everything goes as planned. Let’s look at some of the complications that can happen after surgery. The amount of discomfort a patient may have after surgery is based on many...

They sure can. Healthcare professionals rarely lose their license or are suspended after a patient is successful in a medical malpractice action filed against a healthcare professional. That’s because state medical boards continue to let thousands of doctors keep practicing medicine after findings of serious misconduct that places patients at risk. And while these...

A Grand Rapids doctor who specializes in urogynecology was charged with a felony after practicing with a suspended license. Fifty-two-year-old Husam Thamin Abed of Sterling Heights was charged with one felony count of unauthorized practice of a health profession. If convicted, he could face up to four years in prison. Abed is said to...

“Pill Mills”-What Are They? A “pill mill” is a doctor’s office, clinic, or other healthcare facility that regularly prescribes or dispenses controlled substances when they are not needed. These prescriptions are provided without a medical necessity and outside the course of a normal professional practice. Pill mills dispense quantities of pharmaceutical drugs that are...