Category: Failure to Diagnose

A new study by researchers at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has come as quite a surprise to many in the medical field. After analyzing more than 350,000 medical malpractice claims that resulted in awards to injured patients, the researchers found that diagnostic errors -- misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis or failure...

The maximum number of consecutive hours that a medical resident is permitted to work without a break was curtailed in 2011 when it was thought that errors made by these young doctors were occurring due to fatigue. A medical oversight board thought that cutting the number of consecutive hours a resident was...

It is estimated that just this year, around 40,000 mothers, friends, wives, sisters and daughters around the nation will die from breast cancer. When a patient in Maryland receives word that something abnormal was found, they often think the worst despite wanting to remain positive. Then, when the crushing news is delivered...

For many individuals that choose to be organ donors, this is a wonderful way to give life after death. When an out-of-state individual passed away in the hospital from an illness, both of their kidneys, their liver, and their heart were all donated. A resident of Maryland was the recipient of one...

In Maryland, we are often raised to have an innate trust in firefighters, police officers and other figures considered to be working for the better of the public. Another figure like this is doctors. We want to believe that our doctors are thorough, qualified and have our best interest in mind. However,...

When patients go to the hospital to seek medical advice or treatment, they likely trust that the medical professionals they interact with will provide thorough care. Some Maryland patients may be able to understand one woman's frustrations when she learned that an oversight may have led to her terminal illness.

Receiving a diagnosis for a serious illness can be very worrisome. However, struggling with painful symptoms without a diagnosis or with the wrong diagnosis may be even more frustrating. Certain illnesses are more challenging to diagnose than others. One woman learned this after struggling with extreme pain and rashes for months this...