June 27, 2018 The Weitz Firm, LLC

Factors beyond symptoms reported by patients in Pennsylvania sometimes contribute to diagnostic delays. An analysis of 596 patients representing cases across 23 years suggested that obesity and low income impeded an accurate diagnosis of slipped capital femoral epiphysis, an adolescent problem with the hip joint. The physicians who wrote the study concluded that the hip […]

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June 17, 2018 The Weitz Firm, LLC

Many early-stage breast cancer patients in Pennsylvania and around the world may not need to undergo chemotherapy, according to a new study. The results of the study were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago on June 3. They were also published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Doctors currently use […]

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June 15, 2018 The Weitz Firm, LLC

Patients who go into the hospital or an outpatient facility for surgery entrust their care to people whom they believe are competent. They don’t expect that they will be harmed during the surgery. Unfortunately, people can suffer serious injuries and might even die due to errors in the surgical suite. Many things can go wrong in […]

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June 14, 2018 The Weitz Firm, LLC

Patients who go to the doctor expect that they will get an accurate diagnosis. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. One study that was published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice shows that more than 20 percent of people who have a serious medical condition was initially misdiagnosed. This means that there are patients […]

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June 6, 2018 The Weitz Firm, LLC

After victims suffer a mild brain injury, they may not realize for some time that they actually face a serious recovery. Unlike many other injuries, mild brain injuries may not begin causing problems for days or even weeks after the injury occurs, making them difficult to diagnose and treat, often until the victim suffers significant […]

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June 1, 2018 The Weitz Firm, LLC

Pennsylvania residents who are 50 years or older are at risk for age-related macular degeneration, a condition that causes a loss of central vision. However, a study published in the JAMA Ophthalmology found that about 25 percent of cases were not diagnosed by trained eye care professionals. Failing to properly diagnose AMD could be problematic, […]

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