On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Oct 26, 2018 | Failure To Diagnose
A Hyannis doctor, his nurse practitioner (NP) and their physicians group are being sued by the widow of a deceased patient. The decedent, who was a political activist and attorney, died last year after being diagnosed with gastric cancer. The defendants are accused of...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Oct 19, 2018 | Firm News
According to federal investigators, the trigger for the series of deadly gas explosions in and around Lawrence last month was Columbia Gas of Massachusetts’ failure to move from an abandoned pipe an underground pressure sensor while construction work was taking...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Oct 12, 2018 | Nursing Negligence
It happens all too often. A patient enters the hospital for a routine surgery but doesn’t leave alive. The reasons can be complex but sometimes are deceptively simple. In fact, a study conducted at John Hopkins University found that more than 250,000 patients...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Oct 4, 2018 | Firm News
If you are a Boston construction worker, you could be at risk for a condition you may never have heard of. Compartment syndrome is often a serious complication of an on-the-job crushing injury, although that is not the only cause of the condition. When a body part...
