Connecticut residents will probably be aware that an early diagnosis is crucial in cancer cases, and this is especially true when the cancer involved has a very low survivability rate. The survival rate for pancreatic cancer is below 10 percent, and a 2015 study indicates that about one in three people who develop the disease […]

Connecticut nursing home residents sometimes have to go to the hospital. When they are discharged and return to the nursing home, it is common for medical mistakes to be made. Medication errors in nursing are a fairly common phenomenon. A study shows that having a nurse practitioner visit with such patients within the first 48 […]

A Connecticut patient who is admitted to the hospital for an illness or injury is very likely to come in contact with a doctor called a ‘hospitalist.” This relatively new type of physician is a specialist in hospital medicine who works exclusively in a hospital setting. Doctors have only been able to obtain board certification […]

Every year, many Connecticut residents undergo visual cancer screening by their doctors in order to determine if suspicious-looking moles and other apparent skin abnormalities are cancerous. While these types of screenings are quite common, a governmental agency has just released a report indicating that the screenings may lead to misdiagnosis of cancer. The U.S. Preventative […]

A study recently completed by a leading medical malpractice insurer found that the majority of orthopedic surgery medical malpractice claims are due to allegations of improper surgical procedures, and the researchers also discovered that there are many complaints related to poor patient care after a surgery. In an effort to reduce the number of these […]

Connecticut residents may be interested in a study that was published on May 18 by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. The study demonstrated how improper antibiotic use is frequently the result of a misdiagnosis. Researchers say that the use of antibiotics is inappropriate in almost half of the cases where antibiotics are prescribed. […]

Plaintiffs in Connecticut medical malpractice lawsuits sometimes face difficulties in proving that their healthcare providers have been negligent, thus having the burden of proof in medical malpractice cases. The possibility that a physician accused of negligence might be the one writing the medical records pertinent to the lawsuit poses one challenge. The common law doctrine […]

Residents in Connecticut who use concierge medicine services may want to follow the recent controversy with MDVIP as questions have arisen about the quality of doctors the firm uses. A jury in a Florida case awarded the plaintiff $8.5 million on Feb. 10 after MDVIP referred one of its members to a doctor who misdiagnosed […]

Back in August, we talked with our readers about the importance of seeking the help of a lawyer after experiencing a medication error. As we explained in that blog post, medication errors can happen in any hospital, in any state. Even here in Connecticut. And whether it results in injury or not, it is still […]

The recent controversy surrounding Veterans’ Affairs hospitals around the nation is likely something most Connecticut residents have heard about by now. Many in the hospital system’s administration are accused of falsifying patient records to indicate that patients did not wait as long for treatment as they actually did. Several citizens are pursuing medical malpractice lawsuits […]