The Dangerous Disappointment of Gastric Bypass Surgery
April 7, 2008 16:42

For many, gastric bypass surgery is a true godsend. This is because some people simply can not win the battle with their weight. No matter how much they diet and exercise, they simply can not get their excess weight under control. Sometimes genetics are too hard to overcome. Gastric bypass surgery and lap band procedures provide the best hope. However, it is not without precedent for these surgeries to be botched and the fallout of this is serious. The pain and complication that derive from weight loss surgery procedures can serious impact the quality of life and in such instances the faulty physician should face consequences.

Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer
April 7, 2008 16:53

In February, a Philadelphia jury awarded 12 million dollars to a woman who was not diagnosed by her two physicians until after a time that her cancer had progressed to an incurable stage. Contributing to the failure to diagnose was the lack of consideration of her medical history to escalate tests and the incorrect record notation that one of her risk factors was unchanged from the previous year.

Cancers are the second most common medical condition associated form of medical malpractice called failure to diagnose. Failure to diagnose occurs when the medical practitioner incorrectly or negligently performs their professional duties. Examples include failing to recognize symptoms, failing to properly follow up on care, improperly reading diagnostics or failing to order screening or diagnostic tests.