On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Mar 31, 2011 | Failure To Diagnose & Misdiagnosis
Medical malpractice and physician negligence impacts many Massachusetts residents every day. Although a medical malpractice incident can devastate a single patient’s family and friends, the substandard medical care that many Massachusetts prisoners receive is a...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Mar 24, 2011 | Anesthesia & Medication Errors
Noted bioethicist and lawyer Lori Andrews recently addressed medical malpractice issues in the inaugural Cathy Shine Lecture at Boston University’s School of Public Health. Andrews said that the secret of the health care system was that many patients die from...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Mar 21, 2011 | Anesthesia & Medication Errors
We mentioned in an earlier post that the family of a 76-year-old woman sued Massachusetts General Hospital after the woman died from an overdose of the blood-thinning medication Lepirudin. Massachusetts General Hospital has since admitted fault in the woman’s...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Mar 18, 2011 | Failure To Diagnose & Misdiagnosis
Although medical malpractice claims are common in the Boston area, Massachusetts is not among the 33 states cited by a recent study which found that most states do not adequately discipline potentially dangerous physicians. The non-profit public interest group Public...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Mar 16, 2011 | Surgical Errors
Jaw-replacement surgery can help Boston area residents who experience clicking or pain in their jaws find relief. Patients with injured or misaligned jaws could wear out the cartilage in the jaw and require a jaw replacement. Improper implantation of total...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Mar 11, 2011 | Anesthesia & Medication Errors
The family of a 76-year-old woman is suing doctors and nurses at Massachusetts General Hospital for administering a fatal overdose of a blood thinner to the woman. Family members allege that the woman died after a nurse administered a dose of the blood thinner...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Mar 8, 2011 | Anesthesia & Medication Errors
A former doctor and a nurse practitioner were indicted for allegedly over-prescribing medication to patients for a profit. The federal charges allege that the former Needham doctor prescribed unnecessary painkillers to his drug addicted patients in exchange for cash...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Mar 3, 2011 | Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries impact at least 1.7 million people in the country every year. Most people who suffer brain trauma received their injuries in crashes, strokes, falls, and sports accidents, among other things. Around 50,000 patients with brain trauma die every...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Mar 1, 2011 | Anesthesia & Medication Errors
A professor of anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School recently spoke with the New York Times about the history and use of anesthesia in American hospitals. The professor said that anesthetics are potent drugs that allow for pain free surgery by putting patients...
