Posted on Aug. 3rd, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
Pennsylvanians suffering from unrelenting symptoms may want to seek additional medical advice to ensure their symptoms are not misdiagnosed. In particular, younger patients should be aware of the dangers of misdiagnosed cancer. Doctors often only expect to find certain cancers, like colorectal cancer, in patients over 50. However, rates of colorectal cancer in patients under… read more
Posted on Jul. 31st, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
In a state outside of Pennsylvania, that state’s highest court has overthrown the state’s cap on non-economic damage awards by juries. In a case that concerned a severely brain injured child that came about due to medical malpractice, the high court stated that the state cap limiting non-economic damages to $500,000 or five times what… read more
Posted on Jul. 27th, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
A professor at the University of Pennsylvania has noted that experience in and of itself does mean the doctor is less prone to error. Doctors often rely on anecdotal evidence concerning what has worked in the past, but such physicians have not always kept up with what is current in the medical field. For example,… read more
Posted on Jul. 25th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
Medical staff needs to be responsive to the individual needs of their patients. A failure to abide by protocol or review a patient’s medical history can often lead to devastating results. Though this did not occur in Pennsylvania, the death of a woman due to medical staff failing to account for particular allergies could easily… read more
Posted on Jul. 20th, 2012 | in News, Surgical Errors
Many Pennsylvania television viewers have come to know the interns of “Grey’s Anatomy.” Together, Meredith Grey, Izzie Stephens, Alex Karev and the entire group have experienced ups and downs and banded together over the mistakes that they made during their internships. Although their mistakes make for a dramatic storyline, they spell disaster and pain in… read more
Posted on Jul. 12th, 2012 | in Birth Injuries, News
We’ve mentioned some multi-million dollar verdicts in Pennsylvania and other states concerning birth injuries suffered by children while the mother was in labor and under the care of hospital staff. In some circumstances, such lawsuits will be settled before ever going to trial. Recently, a $3.75 million settlement was reached as a result of birth… read more
Posted on Jul. 9th, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
A woman went into the hospital for hernia surgery, and she came out with a debilitating brain injury. The woman in question was a mother of four children. The woman’s physical condition deteriorated for approximately three weeks after the surgery took place, and eventually she reached the point where she could not eat or even… read more
Posted on Jul. 5th, 2012 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
We can likely expect similar awards in Pennsylvania to what was delivered by a jury in the District of Columbia. There, a jury awarded $5 million to the family of a man that died after a doctor failed to diagnose this individual’s cancer. The deceased man died this past December after having to endure four… read more
Posted on Jul. 2nd, 2012 | in Medication Errors, News
Researchers are suggesting that changes be made to the manner in which warning labels are applied to prescription medications. It appears that current labeling practices may not result in catching the attention of the individual taking the medication, and this has resulted in a variety of medication errors. This could prove problematic – especially for… read more
Posted on Jun. 28th, 2012 | in Brain Injuries, News
A jury in Pennsylvania recently came back with a $1.1 million concerning a possible surgical error. It’s been claimed that the child suffered a brain injury following a routine sleep apnea procedure. The boy, who was only 11-months old when the surgery took place, reportedly suffers from developmental delay that puts him well behind other… read more
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