Early diagnosis in cancer is critical to minimize organ damage and save the patient’s life. Research has shown that timely detection of different types of cancers, including breast cancer, skin cancer, and testicular cancer substantially improved the survival rates. Nine out of 10 patients whose cancer diagnosis occurs at stage one survive for 10 years…
The expectant mother arrived at the hospital with time to spare. Her contractions were still far apart and she felt a wave of relief. The nurses smiled and ushered her into her room and her husband arrived shortly thereafter with a vase of beautiful flowers. But hours later, during her delivery, she had a minor…
According to a new study more than 20 percent of patients who sought a second opinion at the Mayo Clinic – known as one of the country’s premier medical institutions – had been misdiagnosed by their primary care physicians. Getting a Second Opinion The study, which has been published in the Journal of Evaluation in…
One man’s $20 million medical malpractice settlement with a Washington State health system may yield systemwide improvements that save millions from misdiagnoses, mistreatments and doctors’ errors. As a Virginia personal injury lawyer who has helped many patients harmed by preventable mistakes, this news encourages me greatly because it represents a willingness by a major hospital…
As Virginia medical malpractice lawyers we have heard countless horror stories from women who did all the right things to obtain an early diagnosis of cancer but were failed by their doctors. This is the story of one cancer survivor whose doctor failed to diagnose her properly. “I went for a mammogram when I…