You expect your doctor to provide an accurate and timely diagnosis, regardless of your medical condition, but mistakes can and do happen. The more you understand about commonly misdiagnosed conditions, the easier it is to protect yourself. According to a report by the...
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These common medical conditions are often misdiagnosed
When you seek treatment for any type of medical condition, you assume that your doctor will provide the right care. Unfortunately, even the most experienced doctors can make mistakes. Some medical conditions are more likely to be misdiagnosed than others, including:...
Seek a second opinion to prevent living with misdiagnoses
It's hard to be sure if the reason you're not feeling better is because your doctor made a mistake or because a treatment simply isn't working. Some conditions may not respond to treatments created for others. For example, if your doctor believes you have epilepsy and...
Is it a stroke? Think FAST
-Rob Lewis Unfortunately, in our business, we see a lot of bad outcomes from poor medical care. As the saying goes, however, sometimes "the best defense, is a strong offense". This is particularly true in the case of ischemic stroke. It has been known to doctors and...
Listen closely: The stethoscope is dying
There are two sides of the stethoscope debate: those doctors who say the listening device is dead or dying and those physicians who say the instruments are still useful and are likely to be important for years to come. No matter which side of the debate your Covington...
Survey: Why are doctors sued for medical malpractice?
It seems likely that many of our Covington readers could answer the question that was at the heart of a recent Medscape survey of more than 4,000 primary care doctors and specialists: Why are physicians sued for medical malpractice? The bottom line is that they are...
University settles medical malpractice lawsuits
A two-hour drive northeast of Covington lands you in Dublin, Ohio. The Columbus suburb is home to a family that recently settled a lawsuit in which they alleged medical malpractice caused the wrongful death of a family member. A 38-year-old Dublin man was not properly...
Study: most Americans get at least one incorrect or delayed diagnosis
It's common knowledge that in order to get helpful medical treatments, you must first be properly diagnosed in a timely manner. Unfortunately, a new study indicates that most Americans will receive at least one incorrect or delayed diagnosis in their lives, an article...
Doctor-owned insurer looks at why patients sue
When a Covington patient is injured by a doctor, we don't ask the physician to decide if he or she has done wrong. Doctors are simply human. They can't be objective about what they do any more than folks in other professions can. When allegations of negligence and...
Doctor accused of aggravated assaults on patients
Sometimes people make a point about how simple a problem is by saying, "this isn't brain surgery." That's because operations on the human brain -- the most important and least understood organ -- are typically carried out by some of the most skilled surgeons anywhere....