Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer can Lead to Death
What is Cancer?
Medical Malpractice causing Paraplegia or Quadriplegia
What is Paraplegia?
Misdiagnosis and Medical Malpractice of Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis – Causes, infections, and trauma
Retained Surgical Devices and Hospital Negligence
Injuries due to retained surgical instruments
Cancer patients do better with good information
New York residents may be surprised to learn how common medical misdiagnoses can be. In 2014, a study found that about 28 percent of information given to patients is incorrect. With certain types of cancers, those numbers skyrocket. A 2013 study found that as many as 75 percent of results for mammograms and more than 70 percent of lung cancer scans were incorrect in some way.
Catch prostate cancer early with annual screenings
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and men in New York and around the country are being encouraged to undergo prostate cancer screenings. Screenings are particularly important for men between the ages of 40 and 75.
Protecting Workers: Maintain Safe Protocols for Unusual Machine Use
When people look at workplace safety, they tend to look at standard operations and plan accordingly; but sometimes it’s when unusual things happen that there’s the highest risk of an accident. This is particularly true with regard to the kinds of high-pressure, powerful machines and equipment used in any physical trades, in manufacturing and in […]
Organ Perforation and Vital Legal Information You need to Know
Surgeries involve risk
Specific procedures apply to pneumonia diagnoses
New York residents can contract pneumonia from a variety of sources, and the disease has the potential to worsen quickly if left alone. Self-diagnosis of pneumonia is difficult, however, due to the resemblance of early symptoms to those of the flu and the common cold. A visit to a doctor to determine whether a patient has pneumonia could be essential to one’s continued health.
Tragedy at Work: Working Through an Emotional Time
Wrongful death cases and the circumstances surrounding them are typically tough to deal with on so many levels. The family is often in emergency mode while simultaneously trying to come to grips with the disaster and tragic loss of a loved one. At the same time, family members may be embarking on a quest to […]