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Sometimes, medical malpractice is dramatic and catastrophic. It might involve a surgeon leaving a tool behind in someone after an operation or performing the wrong procedure. Other times, behaviors that constitute medical malpractice are smaller and far less dramatic....
Modern medicine can do incredible things, but it has some significant limitations. The knowledge doctors learn during medical school should help them diagnose and treat their patients, but sometimes they don't utilize it as they should. Instead of properly diagnosing...
Louisiana residents who have surgery expect their surgeons to perform procedures expertly. However, medical malpractice can occur for a variety of reasons. One of the chief reasons behind surgical errors is fatigue. Are surgical errors more common due to fatigue?...
In theory, everybody receives the same standard of care when they go to see a doctor. Unfortunately, that is not the reality of modern medicine. Some people may have limited access to health care because of their financial circumstances. Many others will not receive...
You make an appointment with your primary care physician because you have issues that you cannot resolve or diagnose on your own. Perhaps you have minor but chronic symptoms that you worry could be a sign of a serious condition. Maybe you have acute symptoms that have...
Does picking up your prescriptions scare you a little? If not, maybe it should. Medication mistakes are far more common than people realize. For example, a study by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) indicates that pharmacies hand the wrong...
It sounds horrible: A surgeon operates on the wrong patient -- or the right patient but the wrong body part. Sadly, these incidents are far more common than you may think. What if someone told you that these so-called "never events" are largely preventable? The truth...
A misdiagnosis is a form of medical malpractice in New Orleans, Louisiana, that occurs when a patient gets diagnosed with an incorrect condition. The incorrect diagnosis can cause the patient to take unneeded treatment while the real condition gets worse. A condition...
Misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis or delayed diagnosis in Louisiana occurs when the doctor makes a mistake in the diagnosis and treatment of a condition. Each year, around 12 million Americans get an incorrect diagnosis, and half of the cases could result in further...
Medical centers in Louisiana and throughout the country use many advanced imaging techniques to diagnose patients. Artificial intelligence has emerged as a tool in MRI, CT and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging machines, but its accuracy has come into question after a...