While at present there are no known cases of Ebola being treated in the United States, few will likely soon forget the fear associated with the news of the first person being diagnosed with it, within the country’s borders. For many, sadness was added to that...
Failure To Diagnose
Failure to diagnose could lead to med mal lawsuit
Dealing with health issues is often scary. When it comes to these matters most people want the best possible treatment. When something happens to compromise the level of treatment provided, the results can be devastating. When a patient experiences medical care that...
An error in the medical lab may underlie a misdiagnosis
In April, we discussed research that looked into the problem of a potential misdiagnosis in the outpatient setting. Misdiagnosis, delays in a diagnosis and the failure to diagnose are issues that can lead to significant harm to a patient. Treating for the wrong...
Husband, wife sue after doctors fail to diagnose spinal fractures
For some, it may seem that failure to diagnose issues only involve illnesses. A person goes to the clinic and medical professionals analyze symptoms and come up with a theory about what the symptoms may mean. It may surprise some people in the Springboro area that a...
Judge awards breast cancer survivor damages for delayed diagnosis
For many years people in the Springboro, Ohio, area tuned in to watch the antics of a Vicodin-addicted genius diagnostic doctor who puzzled over rare symptoms, usually coming to the proper diagnosis by the end of the hour. Along the way, the early diagnoses typically...
Study: Outpatient misdiagnosis is a big problem
As a culture, we place a great deal of faith in the medical profession. We need to. Doctors go through extensive education and training to learn the profession. Many people in southwestern Ohio teach their kids that it is better to make a doctor’s appointment...