Lung cancer is a serious diagnosis that may require chemotherapy, surgery or other treatments. The sooner this diagnosis can be made, the better it is for the person with this condition. Unfortunately, the misdiagnosis of lung cancer is a frequent issue. This is...
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The repercussions of pancreatic cancer misdiagnosis
When you feel unlike yourself, you may count on your doctor to determine what is wrong with you and what you need to do to feel better. However, a doctor’s ability to help make you feel better depends on his or her ability to make a correct diagnosis in the first...
Surgical errors take many forms
The overwhelming majority of surgeons, anesthesiologists, perioperative nurses and other operating room staff perform their duties with care and professionalism, but it only takes one instance of medical malpractice to cause a serious and life-changing injury....
Missed an HIV diagnosis? It may be malpractice
As a female in what you thought as a closed relationship, you never thought to worry about HIV. Your partner said they were tested, and you trusted them. Later on, you started having unusual infections. Yeast seemed to get out of control, and typical medications...
Is the failure to diagnose medical malpractice?
When a person has an illness and clear symptoms of that illness, they expect that a competent medical professional will be able to diagnose them quickly and to begin treatment. However, this is not always the case. Sometimes medical professionals do not dedicate...