31 articles on "physician"

Mother Achieves Settlement In Excess Of $6 Million With Doctor For Not Diagnosing Infant's Infection

If an infant with a Group B Strep infection is not treated or improperly treated the newborn may suffer lifelong serious disabilities. Because of this it is critical for doctors to consider GBS if a baby exhibits indications of an infection and eithe...

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Patient In Her Fifties Died From Advanced Colon Cancer After Doctors Did Not Test Her

The critical nature of screening even asymptomatic men and women for colon cancer when they are fifty or older and for testing people who exhibit certain symptoms such as blood in the stool is generally recognized within the medical community. Not do...

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Undiagnosed Fetal Distress Leads to Baby"s Severe Brain Injury And $4,400,000 Medical Malpractice Case

Physicians and nurses go through years of schooling and practice to build the crucial knowledge and skill base to help patients. People realize that new doctors and nurses need to practice on patients as a way to gain the necessary expertise. We expe...

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What are Plantar Warts?

What are Plantar Warts? by: David Chandler Plantar warts are a common skin infection on the bottom (plantar) side of your foot. About 10 percent of teenagers have plantar warts. Using a public shower or walking around the locker room in your bar...

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Diagnosed With Advanced Colon Cancer? Was The Delay Due To Actions Of Your Physician?

Physicians typically recommend that in the event that an individual spots rectal bleeding or blood in the stool, testing needs to be conducted to make sure the patient is not suffering from colon cancer. The test that is most commonly done is the col...

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Jury Finds Doctor Responsible For Loss Of Baby To Pay Mother More Than $1.6 Million

Typically, there are 2 things individuals want from their physicians. This is all the more so when the patient is placing the health of her unborn baby under the care of the physician. First, the physician ought to listen to the woman's intuitio...

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Verdict For $2,750,000 After Doctor's Failure to Detect Premature Membrane Rupture

An amniotic sac that ruptures prior to the onset of labor is a situation called premature rupture of membranes. When this happens most doctors agree that the mother should be admitted to the hospital to be monitored for at least three to four days. D...

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Physician Pays $2.5 Million To Family Of Woman Who Died Of Colon Cancer After Her Diagnosis Was Delayed

It is estimated that less than one percent of those diagnosed with colon cancer are younger than 35. Yet, given the fact that colon cancer can be fatal physicians generally agree that the presence of rectal bleeding, even in a patient under 35, has t...

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Study Examines Use Of Wireless And Handhelds At Patients' Bedside

y Examines Use Of Wireless And Handhelds At Patients' Bedside by: News Canada (NC)-Researchers are investigating the use of wireless technology and handheld computers to bring quality information about treatment and diagnosis to physicians ...

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Jury Awards $4,400,000 For Newborn"s Brain Damage After Nurse Trainee Fails To Recognize Fetal Distress

When cared for by a physician or a nurse people usually have an expectation that the doctor or nurse either (1) has the know-how and experience to make an accurate diagnosis of anything that is wrong with their health and recommend appropriate treatm...

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