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FDA proposes more regulation to avoid possible misdiagnoses

On behalf of posted in Medical Malpractice on Wednesday January 14, 2015

The Food and Drug Administration is charged with ensuring public safety from potentially harmful foods, medications and medical devices. Now, it is proposing additional oversight of certain laboratory testing in an effort to reduce the numbers of misdiagnoses than have been blamed on inaccurate test results. There may be some Massachusetts patients who were harmed by faulty or inaccurate results. The FDA recently held a two-day seminar to discuss the agency's proposal. The agency expressed its intention to begin overseeing the development of a variety of tests that are produced by medical laboratories. Many stated opposition to increased regulation as it may add…

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Surgical error places man’s future health in serious jeopardy

On behalf of posted in Medical Malpractice on Monday December 15, 2014

No matter one's social or economic background, every patient here in Massachusetts and everywhere else deserves the same care and diligence when it comes to serious health problems. Unfortunately, patients who are currently incarcerated do not have the option of seeking their own trusted medical care providers and must place their lives in the hands of the staff that the penal system has under contract. While the majority of these medical practitioners exercise the same care regardless of who their patients are, there was a recent incident where a surgical error has placed a man's health in jeopardy. According to the report, a patient needed surgery to remove…

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Woman claims failure to diagnose led to serious side effects

On behalf of posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday October 9, 2014

Doctors spend years studying in order to provide expert, quality care for their future patients. However, they are human and are capable of making serious mistakes. These mistakes may take many forms, including a failure to diagnose, which can lead to serious consequences for the patients who trust them. Understandably, patients in Massachusetts could also fall victim to these errors. One woman recently discussed her experience with being misdiagnosed for several years. While she states she was aware that she suffered from problems with her thyroid gland, it is unclear why she did not receive appropriate treatment for it. She reported that she was aware of…

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