Posted on Mar. 18th, 2013 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
Medication side effects, pneumonia and high blood pressure are common symptoms that are all too frequently misdiagnosed by doctors. These types of symptoms should be picked up when a patient is visiting his doctor, but close to two-thirds of diagnosis errors occur while someone is actually at the doctor’s office. Generally, these sorts of errors… read more
Posted on Mar. 13th, 2013 | in Medication Errors, News
We recently wrote concerning skepticism about the wide use of electronic records as a part of medical care. The skeptics felt these records were often the blame for certain medical errors. However, other studies have suggested that, if used correctly, these electronic records can reduce certain types of medication and prescription errors. A paper prepared… read more
Posted on Mar. 11th, 2013 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
A new study appears to demonstrate that many medical misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose type mistakes come about because physicians are expected to do too much in the short time that they spend with their patients. Schedules for doctors in Pittsburgh and across the country are becoming increasingly tighter, and the timeframe for communicating with… read more
Posted on Mar. 7th, 2013 | in Brain Injuries, News
Many brain injury cases that are a result of errors occurring during surgical procedures. One such case has now led to a $1.9 million verdict for the widow of a man that died three days after surgery – presumably due to brain damage suffered as a result of errors that occurred during the procedure. During… read more
Posted on Mar. 4th, 2013 | in Brain Injuries, News
A mother is claiming that the failure to diagnose her daughter’s viral meningitis has now led to the girl being brain damaged. By bringing a lawsuit against the doctor, the woman says she hopes there will be more awareness concerning meningitis, and that doctors will be urged to perform more spinal taps if a patient… read more
Posted on Feb. 28th, 2013 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
A study was conducted concerning medical mistakes made by physicians. When examining electronic medical records, one of the greatest surprises for researchers was to find the number of instances involving delayed or missed diagnosis. The most common ailments left undiagnosed included pneumonia, congestive heart failure, renal failure, cancers and urinary tract infections. One doctor estimated… read more
Posted on Feb. 25th, 2013 | in Birth Injuries, News
Wherever birth injury cases are held involving the accusation of medical mistake, it will likely be sometime before the matter is finally resolved. In a neighboring state of Pennsylvania, a verdict of $13.9 million dollars was returned, the verdict was later reduced to $9.7 million by the court, and the attorney for the doctor expected… read more
Posted on Feb. 20th, 2013 | in Medication Errors, News
An authority from Pennsylvania and experts from many other different states have expressed skepticism concerning the widespread use of electronic records for medical care. These records in turn have been blamed for a number of medical mistakes, injuries and even deaths due to incorrect information being input into patients’ charts. Incorrect data placed in one… read more
Posted on Feb. 18th, 2013 | in Failure to Diagnose, News
A study from the University of Pennsylvania has noted that Type 1 diabetes is on the rise among children. For children under the age of five, the increase in Type 1 cases has been as much as 70 percent over the last 35 years. Apparently, Type 1 diabetes can be difficult to diagnose due to… read more
Posted on Feb. 14th, 2013 | in Brain Injuries, News
There’s an interesting and somewhat disturbing story about how one particular doctor claims to have learned how to treat addiction by using a controversial procedure. The doctor also claims that the procedure can be used in helping individuals that have suffered concussions and head trauma. Former NFL quarterback Bernie Kosar has even attested to the… read more
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