When nurses get stressed out in West Virginia, they are more prone to making mistakes. However, this same study discovered that if the nurses have an extensive support network, this risk can be somewhat mitigated. What did the study show? This survey tested almost 800...
Medical Malpractice
Common medication errors
Each year, there are 1.5 million victims of medication errors throughout West Virginia and the rest of the United States. Some of these errors are caused by physicians or pharmacists while others are caused by the patients themselves. It's vital to get to the reasons...
Sore throat or esophageal cancer?
Esophageal cancer, or cancer that occurs in the esophagus, usually starts in the cells that line the interior of the esophagus. Men are more susceptible to this type of cancer than women. Esophageal cancer is the sixth most common reason for cancer deaths around the...
Common myths about medical malpractice claims
One area of the law that many West Virginia residents tend to be confused about is medical malpractice. Determining what constitutes medical malpractice can be a bit overwhelming at first. Due to its complex nature, medical malpractice law has many myths surrounding...
Prevent medical errors in a hospital setting
When you're in the care of medical professionals, it's important to protect yourself to reduce the risk of medical errors and malpractice that can occur in West Virginia. It's important to understand the different medicines you're prescribed. Ask about any side...
What is the difference between misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis?
Patients in West Virginia trust doctors to accurately diagnose and treat their symptoms with the utmost care. Medical malpractice is not usually intentional but commonly caused by negligence, oversight, errors or incompetence. Many patients are not aware that...
How do you know if you’ve received a misdiagnosis?
Even the most experienced doctors can make mistakes, experience temporary lapses of judgment and otherwise err in their diagnoses of patients. The question, then, becomes how you can know if your doctor misdiagnosed your medical condition. It's important that you...
What is tonsil cancer and how is it diagnosed?
If you're like many people in West Virginia, you might have had your tonsils removed when you were a child. Tonsils are made from tissues at the back of your throat and help protect your body from bacteria. But while they're supposed to protect you from disease, they...
Tonsil cancer: a brief overview
Tonsil cancer, which falls under the category of head and neck cancers, is becoming increasingly common. The tonsils, which protect the body from bacteria and viruses that enter the mouth, are more likely to develop cancer if a person suffers from a human...
Reasons for the misdiagnoses of Lewy body dementia
Lewy body dementia is a form of dementia caused by the development of protein deposits known as Lewy bodies in the nerve cells of the brain. In West Virginia and across the U.S., an estimated 1.4 million people have LBD, but the actual number is likely higher because...