You believe something went seriously wrong with your medical care. Maybe a physician failed to diagnose a condition. Perhaps you experienced an unexpected surgical complication. A family member may have died following treatment, and you have unanswered questions about what happened. You are considering contacting a Pennsylvania medical malpractice attorney — but you are not […]
When medical treatment results in an unexpected injury or a devastating outcome, one of the first questions patients and their families often ask is: Was this medical malpractice? It is an understandable question, but the answer is not always straightforward. A poor medical outcome does not automatically mean that a doctor, hospital, or other healthcare […]
A timely diagnosis can make an enormous difference in a patient’s treatment and prognosis. When cancer, a heart attack, stroke, infection or another serious medical condition goes undiagnosed, valuable time may be lost. But does a missed or delayed diagnosis automatically constitute medical malpractice? No. Doctors are not expected to diagnose every condition immediately, and […]
