When you have a health problem, you likely head into your doctor’s office, hoping you can find the answer to what’s wrong. However, a doctor making a correct diagnosis doesn’t always happen. Some studies show doctors misdiagnosis about 12 million patients each year...
A Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit against a large, local hospital alleging malpractice in the facility’s care of her husband. In May, a gentleman fell off a ladder and fractured a vertebra in his back. He underwent surgery on May 4. After the surgery, doctors...
If you go through a standard medical procedure, you don't expect anything to go wrong. Your provider has performed many similar surgeries, and you are confident that it will be done right. Let's say the surgeon had a problem at all. However, the anesthesiologist did....
A Local Doctor's Husband Is Accused of Prescribing Drugs In The Wife's Name While She Is In Jail. The Doctor, Husband and 2 Others Have Been Charged On 4 Counts Each. Read More.
Valsartan is commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. However, in July 2018 the FDA issued a major recall on valsartan medications, after discovering that many contained a dangerous carcinogen called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). Learn more about...
Receiving a diagnosis for a serious cancer, such as breast cancer, is never what you want to experience at the doctor's office. You hope that your concerns are not the result of anything serious. However, failing to get a diagnosis that accurately reflects your...
When you place your trust in a hospital and health care providers, you have the right to be treated with respect, and to receive clear explanations about your condition and any treatment approach recommended by a medical professional. Those health care practitioners...
Errors related to diagnosis were the largest source of medical malpractice claims from 2013 to 2017, according to a new study, highlighting the challenges physicians face to make appropriate clinical decisions. The report, published by malpractice services provider...
A medical malpractice lawsuit brought in the state of Georgia came down to whether or not a medical professional and a member of his hospital staff had not taken the level of care expected from his patient. A jury determined that the doctor had not. Read the full...
A Richland County jury has awarded 10 million dollars to the husband of a woman who died of cancer after miscommunication between her doctors ended in delays in surgery that would have saved her life, according to a lawsuit. Learn more in the full article.
