Misdiagnosis is one of the most common types of medical malpractice. According to BMJ Journals, every year more than 12 million adults are misdiagnosed, with 10%-20% of misdiagnoses occurring to patients with serious conditions, like cancer.
Medical malpractice is a legal term used when a healthcare professional does not exercise a proper standard of care, resulting in serious injury or wrongful death of a patient, including a cancer prognosis...
The brain is one of the most important parts of our body, and as someone that has been severely injured in a motorcycle accident, I can also understand how frightening an injury to the brain can be. The brain is our body's control center, and it's protection consists of floating in cerebrospinal fluid within a hard skull casing. Although this is protection is usually very good, it is still not 100%.
When your brain is injured, medical care can...
Have You Been Injured Due to a Misdiagnosis?
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One of the most common types of medical malpractice is misdiagnosis. Health care professionals often misdiagnose or fail to diagnose various diseases. The misdiagnosis of cancer is one of the most common types of misdiagnoses. Many types of doctor negligence that occur include ordering incorrect or unnecessary tests, not recognizing typical...