Injury News

Many experts agree that malpractice cases are commonly due to misdiagnosis. Nearly a third of all malpractice cases concern misdiagnosis. Misdiagnosis damages may relate to injury from the ensuing treatment or lack of proper treatment. Misdiagnosis is often found in the emergency room setting. The most frequent misdiagnoses made by emergency room physicians include heart [...]

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In 2007 a 27-year old Nevada woman died from complications of cancer. The big news is her doctor misdiagnosed her on several occasions. After a long court trial a jury awarded the woman’s family $2.5 million in a medical malpractice suit. The suit is thought to be the largest in the last five years. Elisa [...]

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Perhaps the only thing more frightening than a diagnosis of cancer is a diagnosis of cancer that is not correct. Unfortunately many people receive false diagnoses of cancer and either undergo further and unnecessary diagnostic tests, or aggressive chemotherapy before the error is found. The emotional and physical impact of such an error can be [...]

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