Hospital must pay $178 million for delayed diagnosis
When people are left with debilitating injuries in New York City and beyond due to errors made by physicians and other hospital staff, those professionals should be held accountable. One man who suffered injuries because of a delayed diagnosis just now received the justice he was looking for after a doctor’s errors put him in a wheelchair, unable to see or speak.
Electronic medical records could help prevent errors
People assume that physicians are aware of the most state-of-the-art technologies, but some physicians appear to be ignoring one technology that could help prevent fatalities.
Doctor’s failure to diagnose may have contributed to man’s death
When physicians fail to properly diagnose a patient, injury or even death can occur. That may have been the case for one man who died suddenly from a heart attack one year ago at the age of 50.
Few hospital errors are ever reported
Some 130,000 Medicare recipients were harmed in just one month due to errors made by hospital staff, according to a recent report.
Are electronic devices causing doctor errors?
Distracted driving causes many fatalities every year, but a new survey suggests that distracted doctors may also be putting their patient’s lives at risk.
Communication may be blamed for an increase in malpractice claims
Researchers at one New York institution have found that more physicians are facing medical malpractice lawsuits because of diagnostic factors.
Everyday choices have a greater impact on breast cancer risk
If all a doctor ever does is look at a patient’s exposure to industrial chemicals, like bisphenol A and phthalates, then an individual may be faced with a delayed cancer diagnosis. That’s because a newly released study has found that the everyday things women are exposed to put them at greater risk of developing breast cancer.
Side effects from one cancer drug intolerable for some patients
There may be a misunderstanding between doctor’s and their patients in terms of the tolerance of side effects from one breast cancer medication, according to one study.
New recommendations released to improve New York hospitals
New York state officials are trying to do what they can to improve care, reduce costs and hospital negligence at health care facilities in Brooklyn and across the state.
Board finds one New York doctor negligent
Hospital negligence in New York can lead to many consequences for a physician who causes serious injury or death. In addition to a civil lawsuit by a party who is injured, doctors in New York may also be subject to sanctions and fines if charged with negligence by the New York state Board for Professional Medical Conduct. That was the case for one New York orthopedic surgeon.