The Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company has found that more and more malpractice claims involving ophthalmologists are arising on account of diagnostic errors. Moreover, many of the misdiagnoses are of a common condition called retinal detachment. Perhaps you had your...
Month: September 2020
2019 crash fatality numbers decrease, though only by 2%
According to the latest estimates from the National Safety Council, 2019 may have seen a decrease in car crash fatalities in Pennsylvania and across the U.S., though it’s only a 2% decrease when compared to 2018 and a 4% one from 2017. Around 38,800 people died in...
Colorectal cancer becoming more prominent among younger people
More young adults in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. are being diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer. These two cancers, which differ only in the location they start from, have long been associated with older people. In 1989, for example, the median age of colorectal...
Medical misdiagnoses cause life-threatening issues
Patients assume that the diagnoses they receive from their doctors are correct. However, a study published by Fierce Health Care indicates that 1 out of 3 medical malpractice suits that result in serious injury or death are the product of a misdiagnosis. Pennsylvania...