With about eight years of schooling under their belt, it’s not uncommon to expect the best from our doctors. After all, they’re paid for their knowledge and expertise, so we usually trust their solutions for how to take care of any illness or injury. But doctors are humans, and like all humans, they make mistakes. In other professions, mistakes usually …
Medical Malpractice? Houston Cancer Doctor Sells False Hope
70-year-old Stanislaw Burzynski of Houston, TX has been treating a range of patients since 1970. Ranging from cancer to Lupus. He is now claiming to be able to cure a type of brain stem cancer in children that has historically had a 5% mortality rate. Burzynski claims to be able to cure “half” of the annual average of 200 children …
Medical Malpractice Case Leaves Man Paralyzed, $2.85 Million Awarded
Last Friday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina a medical malpractice malpractice case came to a close, leaving a married couple $2.85 million richer. Randy and Ann Greene have suffered immensely over the last 9 years due to a mishap that left Randy paralyzed from the waist down. On April 4, 2004 Mr. Greene was in an automobile accident that severed …
Woman Sues Doctors Over Alleged Misdiagnosis of Breast Cancer
Earlier this month a court hearing began in Lancaster, Pa where a woman is suing two doctors for medical malpractice over a misdiagnosis of breast cancer. She claims that they had failed to diagnose and perform a biopsy on a lump in her left breast, which has now proven to be cancerous and has since spread to her lungs. …
Dentist May Have Exposed Thousands of Patients to HIV and Hepatitis
A Tulsa oral surgeon is suspected of exposing thousands of his patients to Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and even HIV because of his poor sterilization practices. According to an ABC News report, the doctor is under investigation because one of his patients tested positive for Hepatitis C and HIV. Officials say the victim had no other known risk factors besides …
How Often Do People Get Surgical Instruments Left In Them After Surgery?
Have you ever had surgery and wondered if the surgeon forgot any of the surgical instruments inside you? Maybe you never even thought to worry about it, but a New York Times article shared that every year, an estimated 4,000 cases of retained surgical items are reported in the United States. These instruments can cause infections that may not even …
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