On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 30, 2011 | Anesthesia & Medication Errors
A young couple wanted to have a house full of children, but after two miscarriages their dream seemed unlikely. “When I got the second miscarriage, it was a little discouraging,” the mother told CBS news. “I just believed and had faith that when it...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 28, 2011 | Anesthesia & Medication Errors
Many patients fear “going under” general anesthesia for common operations because of the risk of a serious anesthesia negligence injury. Possible complications from anesthesia include brain damage and death, but these complications have been greatly...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
In our previous posts we discussed the recent report in Health Affairs which indicates that as many as a third of hospital patients suffer a medical malpractice related injury. We also discussed the program launched by the Department of Health and Human Services to...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 18, 2011 | Surgical Errors
In response to last week’s report regarding the shocking error rate at U.S. hospitals, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will launch a new national program targeted at preventing hospital negligence injuries. The Agency expects that...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 15, 2011 | Failure To Diagnose & Misdiagnosis
Hospital errors impact many families in Massachusetts every day. Although some hospital errors are minor, other errors such as medication mistakes can result in the incapacitation or wrongful death of a patient. A study published in the April issue of Health Affairs...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 13, 2011 | Traumatic Brain Injuries
In a previous post we discussed the problems that many Boston hospital patients have finding proper medical treatment for their traumatic brain injuries. Brain injuries are often very serious and but hard to detect. A small bruise or tear of the brain may be...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 7, 2011 | Failure To Diagnose & Misdiagnosis
We discussed the medical care issues of major league baseball players in a previous post. Along with the conflict of interest issues that team physicians face, there is also a risk that team physicals will fail to diagnose and properly treat a player’s injuries....
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 5, 2011 | Failure To Diagnose & Misdiagnosis
Although professional baseball teams such as the Boston Red Sox employ physicians to care for injured players, many players are suspicious of the quality of medical care they receive. Many of these players now routinely seek second opinions from independent...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
State legislatures are pushing to cap awards for non-economic damages (pain and suffering). So, if the CEO of a major firm is injured by medical negligence and the cap is $250,000 for pain and suffering, he still can receive his lost wages. If...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Apr 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Colon cancer screening should be started at age 50, assuming there is no family history of colon cancer which may indicate a necessity to begin screening earlier, and assuming there are no symptoms such as rectal bleeding. Although hemorrhoids may...
