Doctors have known for some time that diabetes increases the risk of heart disease, so you would think that a heart attack would be a clue that a patient should be checked for diabetes. Unfortunately, a new study out of the University of Missouri at Kansas City suggests that such checks often are overlooked. The consequences of such a...
Read MoreNo one wants to get sick or have to visit the doctor. Yet, at some point in everyone’s life; an accident, illness or routine check-up will warrant a trip to the hospital or doctor’s office. Whether it’s a medical emergency or simple physical, doctors are trained to examine every patient and not only treat presenting medical problems, but also...
Read MoreSome might call it a shortcoming of the medical profession. Others do call it an opportunity for the industry to address. The issue in question is what is known as motor vehicle collision-related widespread pain. The problem, one pain research statistician says, is that the condition is subject to diagnostic error that can result in the patient suffering unremitting...
Read MoreA lot of people suffer dizzy spells and headaches. In most cases they probably let things pass without taking much action besides the downing of some over the counter pain pills and taking a rest. What readers may not know is that dizziness and headaches may be indicators of a stroke in the making, especially if they happen to...
Read MoreNot every case of misdiagnosis warrants a claim of negligence against a doctor. There can be many reasons why a condition might be missed, even by a medical professional with extensive training. But instances of a failure to diagnose because of negligence or carelessness do occur. It’s important in such instances to know that there may well be legal...
Read MoreThe mother of a man who died while in prison has the green light to pursue a lawsuit against the doctors she accuses of failing her son. She cannot include the state in the suit or the state’s Department of Corrections, however. This case of apparent wrongful death and alleged failure to diagnose did not occur in Missouri, but...
Read MoreAll too often we hear stories about the horrors of doctors failing to diagnose a disease resulting in the death of a patient. This can be particularly devastating in cases where cancer is the culprit, but doesn’t get caught in time. Such instances, if negligence can be shown, may represent situations in which a medical malpractice claim may be...
Read MoreA lot of people around Kansas City may be seeing red in February. It’s not because they are unusually angry. It so happens that February is designated as American Heart Month and red is the color associated with the initiative intended to raise awareness about heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the number one...
Read MoreOn behalf of Robert Kingsland of Dempsey Kingsland Osteen posted in Failure to Diagnose on Saturday, January 11, 2014. Even to someone on the outside of the medical field, it would seem as though diagnosing a disease or condition would be difficult. There are endless possibilities for why someone is feeling ill or in pain. Pinpointing the exact cause...
Read MoreAn Oregon couple has filed a lawsuit against a Portland-area hospital operated by the Kaiser Foundation after a woman was allegedly sent home with a prescription painkiller instead of being diagnosed with a catastrophic brain injury. They accuse the hospital and the responsible physicians of failing to perform appropriate tests that would have discovered her epidural hematoma before it...
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