Study: Colonoscopy Alternative May Lessen Bowel Perforation
A new study shows that sigmoidoscopy may be a new way to screen patients for colon cancer that could lessen the instances of bowel perforation from colonoscopy.
A new study shows that sigmoidoscopy may be a new way to screen patients for colon cancer that could lessen the instances of bowel perforation from colonoscopy.
This month we covered the story of a United States veteran who went in for a colon cancer screening at his local VA medical center. During the routine colonoscopy, the doctor perforated his bowel – a rare but serious medical mistake. The VA hospital has stopped its endoscopic program and is investigating the medical malpractice…
In March 2009, a Boone County, West Virginia (WV), man went to a hospital because he felt like he had the flu and had irregular stools. While there, he had an ultrasound done that showed abnormal results, but according to a lawsuit filed in 2012 by his widow, the results were not investigated any further….
Nearly 80 percent of medical malpractice claims were decided in favor of the defendant doctor.
A civil trial jury in Roanoke, Virginia (VA), on May 18, 2012, awarded a family whose daughter was born in 2001 with cerebral palsy and malfunctioning kidneys $9 million to pay for past and future medical treatment costs. The damages are to be paid by two obstetricians who, evidence presented in court showed, misdiagnosed a health…