medical negligence

When people in Massachusetts experience serious medical issues, they expect that their medical care providers will provide adequate care in order to treat their current condition and attempt to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future. Failure to meet an acceptable standard of care could result in serious consequences for a patient. One federal judge recently ruled that medical malpractice on the part of an out-of-state Veterans Administration Medical Center caused irreparable harm to a patient. The 60-year-old patient reported to the VA in Oct. 2010. He had reportedly been suffering from a severe headache, among other symptoms. Tests revealed…