Failure to diagnose liver cancer can be deadly
Liver cancer kills people in New York every year. Because it initially shows no symptoms, it is often misdiagnosed in its earlier stages when it is most easily treated. When a doctor fails to diagnose liver cancer, a victim may be able to hold the doctor liable by filing a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Medication interactions can have life-altering consequences
You rely on the nurses, doctors and pharmacists that handle your medical care to make the right choices. Depending on your age, background and health, you may already take one or more prescription medications, as well as supplements and herbal medicines. Most of the time, these drugs can be taken at the same time without any issue.
More patients seeking double mastectomies
New York residents who are at risk for developing breast cancer may be interested to learn that more women diagnosed with the condition in one breast are opting to undergo double mastectomies. According to a recent study, approximately 42 percent of women who had unilateral breast cancer between 2010 and 2012 opted to remove both breasts.
Nurse may have exposed patients after reusing syringes
New York patients may be dismayed to hear that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that a nurse may have infected two people with viruses after reusing syringes. It was believed that, as a result, two patients were exposed to the hepatitis C virus and two other patients were exposed to the hepatitis B virus.
Misdiagnosing colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is the fifth most common reason for malpractice lawsuits, with many plaintiffs claiming that there was a failure by their health care professional to detect the condition early enough. Patients in New York should know that colorectal cancer produces symptoms that can be mistaken for other medical conditions, such as hemorrhoids.
3 things women can do to avoid medical errors
As a patient who needs to undergo a surgery, you know that there is always a risk of something going wrong. While some complications are not the fault of a doctor or staff, the fact is that others are a direct result of human error. Surgical errors leave patients in pain, and they can even result in death. Sometimes patients need second surgeries to correct errors, too. What can you do to help prevent this from happening to you? Here are three tips.
4 reasons your doctor doesn’t listen
You’re obsessing over your health issues, even before you go to the doctor. You never thought much about these things when you were younger, but now you’re in your 50s and you know how important it is to pay attention to your health.
FAQs about Deep Vein Thrombosis and Medical Malpractice in New York Part II
On behalf of the VTE Impact Assessment Group, established investigators reported that nearly 1 million cases of venous thromboembolism (VTE) occur each year in the United States.
Ventricular Septal Defect and Medical Malpractice in New York
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, congenital heart defects, or CHDs, are a leading cause of birth defect-related illness and death in infants in the United States. According to one 2010 study, more than 2 million infants, children, teens, and adults in the US were living with CHDs.
FAQs about Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery and Malpractice in New York
The annual plastic surgery procedural statistics reveals that in the year 2015 only, close to 15.9 million minimally-invasive and surgical procedures were performed in the United States – accounting for a 2% rise over 2014. Overall procedures have increased 115% since 2000 in the country, but the types of procedures that patients are opting to get are changing.