Medical misdiagnoses can have serious consequences to patients, and unfortunately, they happen all the time. In fact, anywhere from 10% to 20% of diagnoses are wrong. Knowing that these misdiagnoses occur regularly gives people the awareness they need to get second...
Month: March 2021
How you can reduce and prevent medication errors in Texas?
Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States are victims of a medication error every year. Despite a doctor's best intentions, they may make a mistake in writing your prescription. You or your pharmacist may have misread it as well. Learn about the medications...
Is a lung anomaly an x-ray shadow or a valid cancerous spot?
Undergoing chest cavity testing can be a frustrating experience for patients when doctors cannot determine with accuracy what they have found. Many Texas residents undergo testing only to receive potentially inconclusive results, and honest misdiagnosis does happen....
The prevalence of medication errors in health care
Texas residents often think of the bad things possible during surgery when they hear about medical malpractice. However, surgical errors represent only one of several ways that medical malpractice can occur. Medication errors represent a common form of medication...