If you are like other Ohio women, your largest concerns regarding your pregnancy were during the first trimester, which many consider the most dangerous time for the baby. In fact, many women don't announce their pregnancies until they pass the three-month mark...
Failure To Diagnose | Misdiagnose
Counting on an accurate diagnosis? First, seek a second opinion
Like most people, you probably have little in-depth medical knowledge. When their education and talents lie elsewhere, most individuals have little choice but to place their trust in doctors when it comes to medical treatments. After all, physicians go to school for...
New Digital Technology Allows for Quicker More Accurate Cancer Diagnosis
The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University has implemented exciting new technology to assist pathologists in reaching diagnoses from biopsies. This allows doctors to scan medical samples from glass slides into digital copies, and is being used to...
Your physician misdiagnosed your breast cancer. Should you sue?
A breast cancer diagnosis can truly be devastating to your quality of life. A delayed or misdiagnosed case of breast cancer can be even worse because you may suffer additional harm due to the lack of treatment. A delayed diagnosis can result in permanent injury or...
Misdiagnosis: When you pay the price for your doctor’s oversight
Misdiagnosis. It shouldn't happen, but, unfortunately, it does, and on an alarmingly frequent basis. When it occurs, it's obviously a problem because before you can get the proper treatment you need, you need doctors to identify the illness you have. The issue goes...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Here’s What Women Should Know
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and that means that television shows, magazines, and web articles will be reminding women all over the country to check for breast cancer. Every year in the U.S. more than 200,000 women find out that they have breast cancer and...
Genetic testing for breast cancer: When should it be done?
Angelina Jolie's dramatic decision in 2013 to have a preventative double mastectomy raised awareness around the world of the importance of genetic testing for cancer. She reached the decision after tests revealed the presence of a mutated gene that predisposed her to...
Cardiac consciousness: gender differences in the diagnosis of heart conditions
A certain type of massive heart attack strikes men so often that is often called the "widowmaker." But did you know that serious heart conditions are more likely to be misdiagnosed in women than in men? In this post, we will inform you about recent research showing...
Diagnostic errors: Did your doctor get it right?
We live in a society that likes technological solutions. Medical care, in particular, has added more and more elaborate machines and expensive tests in recent decades. What is often overlooked, however, is the importance of human judgment. In medicine, good judgment...
THE COST OF MEDICAL MISDIAGNOSIS? IT CAN END UP IN THE MILLIONS
Medical malpractice attorneys exist to help those who have been harmed by the mistakes of doctors and other medical professionals. In cases where those mistakes lead to serious, debilitating problems or even death, it's very important to get justice. That justice was...
