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The failure to diagnose a patient with a condition is a common cause of a medical malpractice claims in New York and across the United States. One of the most serious instances of misdiagnosis arises when a heart attack is not diagnosed properly. A heart attack misdiagnosis can lead to imminent patient harm, including death. …
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An injury to your newborn baby can be one of the scariest things to deal with in life. What can be even more overwhelming is when the birth injury occurs as a result of medical malpractice during a C-section. If your baby has been harmed during a C-section, our Albany birth injury attorneys can advocate …
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The medical industry often lobbies for special privileges under the guise of “tort reform.” Medical groups offer horror stories of runaway juries awarding greedy medical malpractice plaintiffs millions of dollars in unwarranted damages. Without “reform,” the medical community claims, healthcare costs will continue to skyrocket while doctors are forced to practice “defensive medicine” in order …
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly reached financial settlements with “hundreds of hospitals” accused of failing to prevent the overuse of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in heart patients, which may be viewed as a form of medical malpractice. According to a recent report in Modern Healthcare, a handful of hospitals have disclosed the …
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If you have been the victim of medical malpractice in New York, or if you are a patient who is considering whether to work with a specific physician, you may be wondering if the doctor has hurt other patients in the past. As a general rule, doctors do not have to notify patients if they …
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The dangers of texting while driving are well publicized today. But what about the dangers of texting while operating on a patient? Believe it or not, this may be a growing form of medical malpractice. An article published recently in The Atlantic entitled, “Texting from the Operating Room,” highlights the rise in incidents involving medical …
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Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancers. So, every September, we turn our attention to how we can combat this threat during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month, we can all make an extra effort to make sure we and our loved ones are taking every possible precaution against this …
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An autopsy is an examination of a person’s body after death for the purpose of determining the actual cause of death. In many cases, the autopsy can produce painful truths such as the fact that a person’s cancer was misdiagnosed or that it likely could have been diagnosed at a much earlier stage. For instance, …
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A former Ohio state Congressman is fighting an uphill battle with pancreatic cancer, allegedly due to negligence on the part of his government doctors. His case illustrates what is commonly called the “loss of chance” doctrine. According to Cleveland.com, the Congressman’s lawyer claims that government doctors failed to inform the Congressman of a pancreatic lesion …
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A recently released report by the Leapfrog Group patient safety organization and an op-ed piece in the New York Times shed light on a major factor in hospital injuries: A lack of support for nurses – specifically, understaffing. In the report, “Nursing Workforce Safe Practices,” Leapfrog states that a large percentage of the hospitals which …
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