This month, American author Susan Gubar published a particularly candid piece in the New York Times that illustrated her frustrations and challenges in dealing with missed diagnosis of her ovarian cancer. Often known as the “silent killer,” her cancer wasn’t caught until the later stages,... Read More

Asthma is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways, leading to recurrent symptom flare-ups such as wheezing and coughing. Patients who have been diagnosed with asthma face the prospect of taking medication to manage the disease for their lifetime. However, recent... Read More

A stroke misdiagnosis led to the death of a Louisiana man, according to the Louisiana Record. The victim of the stroke, Gaynell Martin, was diagnosed as drinking too much, which delayed his diagnosis and medical treatment. As a result of missed diagnosis, Martin died from... Read More

A U.S. army veteran and his wife were recently awarded $8.3 million dollars, after a federal judge found health care providers at John Cochran VA Medical Center were negligent in their duty to provide a proper standard of care. Dirk Askew, who was just 43 when he... Read More

Florida resident Patricia Lancaster sought medical attention from Orange Park Medical Center for a life-threatening blockage of her intestines. In what was to be a routine procedure to remove built-up scar tissue in her GI tract, the patient was unwittingly subject to an off-label procedure,... Read More

Cancer screenings are meant to help patients stay healthy by detecting cancers early, possibly leading to more successful, shorter and less invasive treatment. Patients and doctors may want screenings because they fear failure to diagnose cancer as early as possible. But a recent study suggests... Read More

Medical malpractice premiums are on the decline for the sixth year in a row, according to the latest numbers from Medical Liability Monitor. The annual survey looked at three different types of specialities; obstetrician-gynecologists, internists and general surgeons. Although the recent decline was small, it... Read More

Senate Bill 141, also known as the ‘Patient Injury Act’ could effectively change the landscape of medical malpractice laws in Georgia, if passed. Sponsored by Republican Senator Brandon Beach, the act would reportedly help lower health care costs and facilitate patient payouts by replacing all... Read More