On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jul 28, 2017 | Failure To Diagnose
Throat cancer is commonly misdiagnosed as everything from acid reflux disease to tonsillitis — and the disease grows rapidly. That means that the best protection you have against delayed treatment is to educate yourself about the risk factors and symptoms. Risk...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jul 25, 2017 | Firm News
Many Boston, Massachusetts, construction workers are able to successfully do their work without getting hurt. Others, however, get hurt in construction-related accidents. Those who do may be able to secure workers’ compensation. One construction worker, who was...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jul 23, 2017 | Firm News
You’ve been hurt on the job. Your injuries are preventing you from living the life you once did. You worry that there will always be pain. What if you can’t work again? Or, what if you can work, but not in your chosen field? With all these worries and...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jul 21, 2017 | Pregnancy-Related Injuries
For expectant Boston, Massachusetts, mothers, childbirth is supposed to be a blessed time when their baby daughter or son finally gets to emerge into the world after nine months of preparing to do so. Unfortunately, in some cases, medical malpractice may result in...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jul 19, 2017 | Surgical Errors
In health care, a “never event” is a serious, preventable error that should simply never happen. If it does, it indicates significant problems with the procedures designed to ensure patient safety. Some of the most classic — and horrifying —...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jul 16, 2017 | Surgical Errors
Doctors aren’t the only ones that can be sued for medical malpractice. It’s possible to sue anyone who comprises your medical team including nurses, physician assistants, and anesthesiologists. You can sue rehab facilities, pharmacists, hospitals and...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jul 14, 2017 | Failure To Diagnose & Misdiagnosis
Picture going through months of chemotherapy – even having a life-alerting surgery – all to treat the cancer that you did not really have? It’s a hard image to even process, but it’s a reality that some women are going through. ABC News recently published an article...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jul 12, 2017 | Orthopedic Malpractice
The Spine Journal recently published a study that tracked medical malpractice cases involving spinal surgery between 2010 and 2014. Of the 103 lawsuits during that time frame that were listed in the WestlawNext databases, the following statistics were identified, with...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jul 7, 2017 | Firm News
A Massachusetts’s man was recently awarded $750,000 for injuries sustained on the job. The 52-year-old was removing ice and snow from a commercial roof during the winter of 2015. He slipped, landed on his feet and fractured his heel. The man’s attorney...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jul 6, 2017 | Firm News
Slip-and-fall accidents are the bane of just about every workplace. It doesn’t matter if you work in an office or an industrial plant — you run the risk of falling on the job and losing precious time at work and the income that goes with it. Slip-and-fall...
