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When Marilu Henner’s husband, Michael Brown, began showing signs of bladder cancer, despite his doctor claiming it was not serious, she pushed him to get a second opinion. The second opinion revealed what Michael’s doctor had missed, which is that he had a life-threatening form of bladder cancer. Thankfully, Michael’s bladder cancer was treat...
Breast cancer misdiagnosed as a skin rash? While it might seem unlikely, it happened to a woman recently, and now she is working to raise awareness to help prevent others from suffering the same fate. Two years ago, the woman, whose story was featured in a KARE-TV report, noticed a slight discoloration that looked similar to a sunburn on the sid...
Recently, we have featured blog posts highlighting instances of cancer misdiagnosis, including: Doctors mistaking cancer for mononucleosis A woman’s cancer being misdiagnosed as a migraine 14 times Breast cancer misdiagnosis leading to unnecessary breast removal surgery We trust medical professionals to not make mistakes as devasta...
Could a doctor really mistake cancer for mononucleosis? That may have been the case recently when a 6-year-old girl was the victim of a cancer misdiagnosis involving her doctors mistaking symptoms of metastatic neuroblastoma for mono. How Did Doctors Mistake Cancer for Mononucleosis? Per KSDK-TV, a few years after she was born, the 6-year-old gi...
The US is one of several countries where thyroid cancer misdiagnosis appears to be on the rise, according to data collected in a recent study. Reportedly, the Aviano National Cancer Institute (ANCI) and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) combined forces to conduct the study. The findings were revealed in The New England Journal of...
Medical malpractice occurs when a patient is harmed by a medical provider’s failure to competently perform his or her medical duties. In the great state of Pennsylvania, cases of medical malpractice run rampant. Last year alone, there were 1,512 medical malpractice cases filed. And today, it’s no secret that medical malpractice lawsuits remain ...
The Legal Intelligencer published an article written by Dan Jeck entitled, “Compensable Damages for Loss of Companionship.” There really is no debate. There is no greater loss than the loss of a child. In preparation for this summary, I re-read several articles about the senseless tragedy that unfolded only a few months ago at Sandy Hook Ele...
Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry, P.C. has reached a $1.7 million settlement for a woman in her late seventies who entered a local emergency room complaining of severe pain in her lower back. The emergency room doctor admitted the woman and diagnosed her with an infection with a referral to an infectious disease doctor. The ...
Philadelphia medical malpractice attorney, Brian C. Hall, secured a $1,800,000 verdict for the failure to timely diagnose and treat pneumonia caused by a fungus. The plaintiff, a 45 year old woman, was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disorder, in 1990. She lived with the disease for over 15 years and rarely had any complications or flare ups...
