Category: Failure to Diagnose

A Maryland man is suing the healthcare giant Kaiser Foundation Health for possible failure to diagnose, which the man claims may have led to brain damage. The man's wife suffered from cardiac and respiratory issues during a transfer to another medical facility. The husband claims that this decision was...

Any parent would agree that the loss of a child could possibly be the worst feeling ever. The death of any loved one can be traumatic, but when that loss is a child, it can be substantially overwhelming no matter what age they are. If the death is caused by medical negligence...

Maryland residents may be interested to learn of a case where the parents of a young woman are filing a suit against the hospital where their daughter died. They claim there was a failure to diagnose her condition properly after she went to the hospital complaining of a headache that...

Parents -- especially new ones -- have many fears. Most new parents are both overly tired and inexperienced, leading to countless trips to the doctor and sometimes the hospital. For new parents, their pediatrician often calms them and puts most newborn illnesses into perspective. However, for one Maryland couple, their fears were...

Sometimes an injured claimant will settle with one tortious wrongdoer prior to trial and go to trial only against the non-settling defendant. That happened in a medical malpractice case in a locality outside of Maryland where doctor error was the primary theory of recovery. The injured victim settled with the hospital where...

Failure to diagnose is recognized as a major cause of medical malpractice claims. The reported case is not filed in Maryland but it follows the same general contours of negligence law that underlies the usual medical claim. A couple is suing a physician for failure to diagnose and treat a...

Maryland residents who have spent time in a hospital, either as a patient or as a visitor, will likely be familiar with the barrage of noises associated with medical care. Recent research indicates the constant sound of bells and whistles, alarms and tones may pose a risk to patient health. In fact,...

New parents, especially new parents of their first child, have many fears. Many see the most devastating of diseases in a tiny case of the sniffles. For these parents, assurance and advice from their pediatrician calms them and puts the illness in perspective. However, for one couple, their fears were falsely allayed...

Type I diabetes is reportedly a commonly misdiagnosed illness in Maryland and elsewhere. Unfortunately, any failure to diagnose can result in life-changing consequences - including death. Because type I diabetes does not discriminate based on age, some stories of misdiagnosis prove all the more heart wrenching. A 4-year-old girl who...

The most serious of medical mistakes can mean that a patient has years of his or her life shaved off because of a medical professional's negligence. The frightening reality is that this can happen to any patient. A pediatric infectious disease specialist at Georgetown University School of Medicine stands as living testament...