If a woman finds a hard lump in her breast, a doctor generally orders a mammogram, breast ultrasound, or breast biopsy to determine whether or not it is breast cancer; however, sometimes this doesn’t happen and a doctor fails to diagnose breast cancer. How Long Can You Have Breast Cancer Without Knowing? While there is no straight answer to this,…
Did you visit numerous doctors, suffer with symptoms whose cause could not be found, and have every test come back negative? Were you told that it was all in your head? Unfortunately this story is all too common for victims of Lyme disease. It is considered one of the most misdiagnosed of all the autoimmune diseases. Blood tests carry a…
Those who become disabled due to an injury not only have to overcome the physical challenges of their new disability, but they may also have to cope with difficult and destructive emotions. Sadly, emotional impairments are often the result of physical disabilities. Someone who suffers a disabling injury will typically go through stages of denial and mourning before learning to…
Each year, there are more medical advancements, more brilliant ideas, more breakthroughs in research, and more effort put into making the medical industry a safer and more beneficial place. Some professionals would have you believe that these advancements are leading to fewer medical malpractice claims, but a recent study by Johns Hopkins University has discovered otherwise. In the surgical…
Patients rely on their doctors to prescribe the correct medication for their health condition, but sometimes pharmacies are to blame when medication errors occur. In fact, medication mistakes behind the pharmacy counter occur more than people realize, which can result in an under dose or overdose situation. Obviously, an overdose can be life-threatening and even fatal, but an under dose…
A man is in a coma after being given the wrong medication at a hospital. A woman takes a medication with severe side effects for a condition she never actually had. These may sound like scenarios from a movie or dramatic television show, but unfortunately prescription errors in Virginia are very real. Types of Prescription Drug Errors There are a number of…
Do you feel overwhelmed and helpless every time you go to the doctor? Have your symptoms worsened or pain increased after your doctor diagnosed and prescribed you medication? If you believe that you may have suffered consequences of medical malpractice in Washington D.C., you’re not alone. On average, medical negligence occurs once a day in every D.C. hospital. Most of…
When patients undergo surgery, many medical professionals are involved, including nurses, doctors, and anesthesiologists. While it is possible for an error to occur at any level and at any step along the way due to a healthcare professional’s negligence, this article will discuss negligence on the part of an anesthesiologist. Unfortunately, there are many things that can go wrong when anesthesia is involved,…
Over 50 different hospitals in the greater D.C. area care for patients. MedStar hospitals alone care for thousands of different patients on a daily basis. This means close to 10,000 Washingtonians a day are trusting their doctors to care for them with 100 percent focus, accuracy and medical perfection. However, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association, approximately 225,000…
You arrive at MedStar a little nervous but excited to get your surgery over with so you can get back home. It’s taken two months, four x-rays. a mammogram, and three specialists to determine that although it is probably just fatty tissue, the painful lump in your breast should be removed. So, you leave your husband in the waiting room…