Receiving a cancer diagnosis is scary and life-altering for the patient and their entire family. Cancer misdiagnosis occurs more often than most people think. Many cancers are life-threatening and require treatment as soon as possible after diagnosis, making an...
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Are you the victim of medical malpractice?
You seek medical treatment to feel better. What happens if you come away feeling worse? Medical mistakes happen, but when these prove avoidable, your case may rise to malpractice. Look at what constitutes medical malpractice and what you can do to take action. Was...
What can help prevent birth injuries?
Birth injuries can be devastating to a family. The expectation of a wonderful experience shatters, and the mother, baby or both may end up with lifelong medical issues because of the incident. Above all, most birth injuries are something preventable. They do not need...
The top three conditions that doctors commonly misdiagnose
When it comes to many types of illness, receiving a timely and accurate diagnosis can easily mean the difference between a patient’s life or death. Unfortunately, too often doctors or other health care providers fail to correctly identify symptoms, potentially...
Common examples of birth injuries
Giving birth is a major medical procedure with a bevy of possible outcomes. Injuries can occur to the mother or baby without anyone to blame. However, some injuries are the result of medical negligence. Common birth injuries to the mother Some common examples of birth...
How can diagnostic errors happen?
When getting a diagnosis for a serious threat to your health, you may wonder whether the doctors missed any important details. Between rushed visits and confusing interactions, there are many ways that a misdiagnosis can happen when you are talking to a medical...
How breast density affects breast cancer misdiagnosis
Doctors recommend regular mammograms as a tool for the early detection of breast cancer. However, mammograms can be an ineffective means of diagnosing cancer in some women. How does breast density affect missed and misdiagnosis of breast cancer? What does breast...
What should parents know about cerebral palsy and birth injuries?
Things that happen during pregnancy and early infancy may have profound health effects on babies, potentially impacting them throughout their lives. This includes the development of conditions such as cerebral palsy. For parents, knowing the potential symptoms and...
When misdiagnosis is medical negligence
Medical professionals must uphold a certain standard of care. Patients that seek medical treatment for moderate to severe symptoms should receive an accurate diagnosis as a result of their doctor’s comprehensive and careful efforts. Though misdiagnosed conditions are...
Can your doctor have prevented birth canal complications?
Birth canal issues can occur for any number of issues. Among others, those include abnormal presentation, too large of a baby, pelvic abnormalities and uterine fibroids. Regardless of why they occur, birth canal issues can cause prolonged labor or hinder labor from...