QUESTION: My mother has been prescribed meds which seem to be doing a lot of damage to her: osteoporosis, a broken hip, cataracts, swollen legs, etc. The drug is Prednisone, and the doctor has her on it for 3 years. Her health has declined and she is almost housebound. ANSWER: Doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals, although they may use a drug or medical device that causes injury, are not in the business of selling or dispensing products. The “essence” of their activity is the provision of services. Therefore, medical.
QUESTION: Doctors broke the patient’s hip in a surgery done in Ohio in 2004. They put the hip in a 15-degree angle and did not notify the patient of what they did. The patient did not know the extent of the injury or damage until a surgeon in California did MRI and X-rays to see what the problem was. Between the surgery in 2004 until April 24, 2013 the fed has come out 8 times. The patient did not know of the injuries in the Bed Medical attention that she.
QUESTION: I went to the dentist last week to replace the filling on my top front teeth and to replace the crown on the back tooth. He replaced the filling in my front teeth and then shortened my front teeth significantly without discussing this procedure with me, why I would need it, what the risk and benefits were and getting my approval to do this. He never told me what he was doing during the entire time he was working on my teeth. When I asked him why he did.