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Cancers attacking people's organs are among the deadliest forms of cancer you could develop. It can take quite some time before the condition reaches the point where a person has noticeable symptoms. A patient often doesn't realize they have a health issue until...
When patients see their doctors, they put their full trust in them. Sadly, surgical errors still occur in New York and around the country. This is considered one of the most preventable forms of medical malpractice. How do surgical errors occur? No one goes into a...
Finding out you have a serious illness that could be deadly is one of the worst things any New York resident could ever experience. A late diagnosis of multiple myeloma can have dire consequences. What is multiple myeloma? Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer...
Whether attributed to incompetence, inattention, fatigue, miscommunication or even substance abuse, surgical errors from physicians and their teams lead to terrible and unintended consequences for patients and their families. You went into surgery trusting that the...
Birth injuries can happen in several ways, but all have one thing in common: They can cause lifelong damage to the baby. To prevent birth injuries from happening, you should know how they happen and steps to take if they ensue. Causes of birth injuries Difficult...
People in New York who go to the emergency room after a stroke and have to wait for treatment may suffer serious consequences as a result of that delay. According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Calgary in Canada, it is possible that the...
Medical errors cause about 250,000 deaths in New York and around the country each year, and most of these mistakes are caused by cognitive issues rather than a lack of knowledge or skill. These were two of the conclusions reached by researchers who investigated errors...
Minutes matter when New Yorkers are suffering a stroke. However, negligent doctors sometimes miss the symptoms and do not diagnose the patient in enough time to give them effective treatment. Some may not be using the proper diagnostic techniques and could be relying...
Misdiagnosis is one of the most common issues that cause doctors in New York to become targets for negligence claims. The consequences for a patient when a doctor fails to deliver a proper medical diagnosis can be catastrophic. One condition that poses a particular...
Medical professionals do their best to care for patients, but hospitals are busy, often chaotic places and mistakes can happen. Unfortunately, a mistake in this environment can result in serious harm to you or a loved one. There are several common mistakes that...