One common type of medical negligence in Ohio involves a delay in diagnosis of an impending or early heart attack. Young people and women are particularly prone to misdiagnosis as physicians remain biased that this is a disease of smokers or older, overweight males. To combat these diagnostic biases, and the often fatal outcomes that come [...]
Findings from a European study on the effects of screening for prostate cancer show that screening results in a 21% reduction in the risk of dying from prostate cancer. The European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) analyzed data from 162,000 men in a comprehensive and well-designed study. In stark terms, the improved survival equates to saving [...]
Cervical cancer is a progressive disease that is fatal if left untreated and undiagnosed. As with most cancers, early detection of cervical cancer saves lives. However, medical negligence cases involving a delay in diagnosis of cervical cancer continue to occur. Often, the opportunity to catch cervical cancer in its earliest stages, when it is most treatable and [...]