Failure to Diagnose

Misdiagnosing Down syndrome

All Pennsylvania expectant parents are concerned that their child be born healthy. This is in part why doctors are more frequently being taken to task for failing to diagnose Down syndrome during prenatal screenings before the child is born. A couple was recently assured following such a screening that their child appeared healthy. The child… read more

Jury reaches decision in failure to diagnose case

It is very important for medical professionals to not commit diagnosis-related negligence when providing care to patients. When a medical professional negligently fails to properly diagnose a patient, it can result in a patient suffering great harm. Sadly, diagnosis-related negligence can sometimes even result in a patient’s death. Recently, a verdict was reached in a… read more