Failure to Diagnose

Imagine losing your spouse to a medical mistake when she is still in her 30s, leaving you to raise three young children. That is the tragic situation one man is in. His wife died in 2011 after a botched catheterization damaged an artery in her heart. The jury in the resulting medical malpractice case against […]
Failure to Diagnose + Settlements

Lyme disease is a potentially serious illness that is spread by deer ticks. It can range from flu-like symptoms to permanent conditions like arthritis, numbness and paralysis. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that, officially speaking, there are around 30,000 cases of Lyme disease in the country each year, including several in […]
Failure to Diagnose

Controversial baseball star Alex Rodriguez has been in the news a lot lately. Major League Baseball recently suspended him for 211 games for alleged connections to a medical lab that supplied illegal performance-enhancing drugs to athletes. Rodriguez is appealing his suspension. There are many twists and turns in Rodriguez’ story. Besides the suspension fight, he […]
Failure to Diagnose

A man might be able to walk today if the physician who cared for him in the hospital had acted reasonably to treat his condition, according to a new medical malpractice lawsuit. The doctor is accused of failing to treat an epidural abscess, causing him to suffer paralysis. The plaintiff was admitted into the hospital […]
Failure to Diagnose

Modern society teaches us that youth and beauty are everything. We are bombarded with images of young, good-looking people that are successful and happy in movies, television and advertising. Some people grow dissatisfied with their appearance and go to a cosmetic surgeon. The doctor may convince the patient that a facelift or other procedure will […]
Failure to Diagnose

A 6-year-old girl is permanently disabled because doctors failed to notice that she had appendicitis, her parents say. The girl had to endure emergency surgery and almost died, and her parents want justice. They have filed a medical malpractice suit against the pediatricians and emergency room doctors they say should have recognized the symptoms of […]
Failure to Diagnose

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most devestating illnesses that can affect people in Chicago or anywhere in the world. It is the sixth-highest cause of death in the U.S., and among the top 10 it is the only one that cannot be cured, prevented or even slowed down. Anyone who has lost a family […]
Failure to Diagnose

In cases of severe mental illness, suicide prevention may be one of the top priorities for the doctors involved in the patient’s treatment. In the case of an Illinois man who committed suicide last year, his psychiatrist is accused of misdiagnosing his bipolar disorder and failing to take reasonable steps to prevent his death. This […]
Failure to Diagnose

Nearly every day, a doctor in Illinois tells a patient the words no one wants to hear: “You have cancer.” The diagnosis could mean invasive surgery and months of debilitating radiation or chemotherapy treatments. After it is gone, there is the ever-present worry that it could come back. Now imagine that your doctor tells you […]
Failure to Diagnose

Readers in Chicago may be shocked to learn about the series of missed opportunities that doctors at several medical facilities in another state had to possibly save a woman’s hearing in her right ear. The woman has filed a medical malpractice suit against the facilities, including a hospital, a doctor’s office and a minute clinic, […]
Failure to Diagnose

We have discussed several forms of medical malpractice in this blog. Doctors across the U.S. sometimes commit surgical errors, medication mistakes and so on. But misdiagnosis is the most common type of medical negligence and is reportedly as deadly a problem as breast cancer. According to the journal BMJ Quality and Safety, misdiagnoses in intensive […]
Failure to Diagnose

Those suffering from a medical emergency in Joliet are entitled to medical treatment to stabilize their condition, regardless of their ability to pay. But one man in another state says that doctors at an ER he visited in 2010 either misdiagnosed his flesh-eating bacteria infection or purposely ignored it when they learned he had no […]
Failure to Diagnose

Readers have likely heard of the brown recluse spider. Though they are rare in Joliet, their habitat ranges from the southeastern U.S. to southern Illinois, according to the state Department of Public Health. Though generally minor, a bite from a brown recluse spider can be dangerous and potentially fatal, so proper diagnosis can be important. […]
Failure to Diagnose

Medical malpractice certainly affects patients. But patients are not the only victims when Chicago doctors make serious mistakes. Patients’ loved ones are also harmed by the mistakes of doctors, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and hospitals. Although families and spouses of injured patients may not experience physical harm, they may experience emotional harm and other consequences that […]
Failure to Diagnose

Some folks in Joliet might assume that they will never be affected by medical malpractice as long as they seek treatment from the most experienced and qualified medical professionals and hospitals. However, even the most renowned hospitals and doctors are capable of making mistakes due to negligence. Recently, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and several other defendants […]
Failure to Diagnose

An Illinois woman recently filed a complaint against her former doctor citing medical malpractice. The woman’s complaint states that her doctor made several errors when treating her. According to the lawsuit, the woman’s doctor diagnosed her with a condition that she did not have. As a result, the woman received intense treatment for a serious […]
Failure to Diagnose

In 2004, a patient visited her doctor because she was feeling ill. Her diagnosis was devastating. The doctor told her that she had cancer and that her condition was terminal. Our readers in Joliet may be surprised to learn that the woman is alive nearly 10 years after the diagnosis was made. This is because […]
Failure to Diagnose + Settlements

As we have mentioned before on our Joliet medical malpractice law blog, a misdiagnosis of a serious or life-threatening condition may prevent patients from receiving the treatment they need to survive their health problems. A misdiagnosis may also cause patients to go through months or years of pain while they bounce from doctor to doctor, […]
Failure to Diagnose

When patients seek treatment for concerning symptoms, their doctors may have a responsibility to refer them to specialists when a diagnosis cannot be easily made without further examination. When patients are referred to specialists or other doctors, it is extremely important for medical professionals to communicate with each other when they are treating the same […]
Failure to Diagnose

In June 2007, a woman was rushed to an emergency room because she was beginning to lose strength and sensation in her legs. The woman was very concerned about what was happening to her, but it took hours for doctors to determine what was causing the patient’s symptoms. By the time the woman’s condition was […]
Failure to Diagnose