On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Feb 28, 2017 | Firm News
The owner of a drain company has been arraigned after workers were tragically killed in a trench accident. The accident happened back on Oct. 21, and the workers were with Atlantic Drain Services Inc. They’d been called in to go down in a trench and hook a pipe...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Feb 24, 2017 | Surgical Errors
There’s a stereotype that’s seen on television and in movies of the “rude but brilliant” surgeon or medical specialist. The general idea is that their medical brilliance tends to make them abrupt around other people and impatient with the...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Feb 20, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
Communication is incredibly important to the doctor-patient relationship. Documents provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information note that doctors who have good people skills and good relationships with their patients have a better chance of offering...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Feb 17, 2017 | Pregnancy-Related Injuries
While chubby babies are tremendously cute, a chubby newborn is a sign that the mother suffered from gestational diabetes—and that’s a serious problem. If the disease goes undetected, the consequences can be devastating. In 2011, the American Diabetes...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Feb 15, 2017 | Failure To Diagnose
When you go to the doctor and you get a clean bill of health, you trust that the medical professionals would have found anything that was wrong. Your very life could hang in the balance. If the doctor misses something and fails to diagnose a serious ailment, it could...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Feb 13, 2017 | Doctor Errors
If you’re like most Americans, you place a lot of trust in your doctor. Physicians undergo considerable schooling and training to get where they are. They’re some of society’s best and brightest. That doesn’t mean they never make mistakes. In...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Feb 10, 2017 | Doctor Errors
When you land in the emergency room, the first question on your mind probably isn’t, “How tired is the doctor treating me?” But it’s a question that could be critical to your health. The resident physicians that staff many emergency rooms are...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Feb 7, 2017 | Hospital Negligence
One of the biggest problems people face when they go to the emergency room is that they have to wait too long. It may be an emergency to you, but that doesn’t mean you get care right away. The Government Accountability Office found that people who were supposed...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Feb 3, 2017 | Birth Injuries
Pregnancy is an exciting time, full of anticipation as you await the arrival of your little one. Yet it can also be a stressful and wearisome journey – especially if you end up suffering health problems along the way. Pregnancy complications are more common than...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Feb 1, 2017 | Nursing Negligence
The most common mistakes made by new nurses involve medication. These mistakes can be made in numerous ways that are all dangerous, from giving out the wrong medication to giving someone the wrong dosage of the right medication. These, of course, are avoidable issues....
