A cancer diagnosis is the last thing someone wants to receive from their doctor. People typically prefer to have minor infections or treatable injuries rather than cancer. After all, cancer is notorious for being a leading cause of death. The treatments used to battle...
Failure to Diagnose
What’s the difference between misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis?
People who are experiencing signs of an illness or worrisome medical condition rely on doctors to diagnose them so that they can get any care that they might need. For example, a doctor's diagnosis will be necessary if someone expects to obtain prescription medication...
Doctor sues his own hospital over patient misdiagnosis
For many in Providence County, the value placed on a second medical opinion may not be high due to the assumption that doctors may tend to support each other’s diagnoses no matter what. It should be remembered, however, that a doctor’s first responsibility is ensuring...
When STDs are mistaken for UTIs
Those in Providence County who may have a sexually transmitted disease may certainly want to know that. Unfortunately, as some of our clients here at DeLuca and Associates have had the misfortunate to find out, the potential of misdiagnosing an STD may be high. Many...
The potential for misdiagnosis of cervical spinal stenosis
Like most in Providence County, you likely accept the fact that certain aspects of your health may begin to deteriorate as you age. Yet that does not mean that you should be forced to live with daily pain and discomfort. Yet we at DeLuca and Associates Ltd understand...
The potential for the misdiagnosis of a TIA
Throughout our many years of experience in helping clients here at DeLuca and Associates, we’ve worked with a number of people who’ve suffered both directly and indirectly from the consequences of an inaccurate diagnosis. Strokes are among those medical events whose...
Woman sues the doctors who misdiagnosed her encephalitis
Despite all of the advances made in the medical industry in recent years, medicine can still be classified as an evolving science. Doctors and other healthcare providers in Providence and across the rest of the country see countless patients day after day, most of...
Lawsuit claims hospital lab errors misdiagnosed patients with HIV
When people in Providence think about the word “misdiagnosis,” they often associate it with those who’ve suffered from conditions or illnesses that medical personnel failed to recognize. Yet what about those who’ve been wrongly diagnosed with a serious condition that...