On Behalf of Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC | Oct 17, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Male breast cancer patients in West Virginia and around the country are more likely to die than women, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology. The study, which is the biggest of its type, was conducted by researchers at Nashville’s Vanderbilt...
On Behalf of Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC | Sep 30, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Approximately one in five women living in West Virginia and across the U.S. is suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, according to the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Association. To help raise awareness about the condition, the organization...
On Behalf of Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC | Sep 13, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
The Food and Drug Administration has issued guidelines for the inclusion of men in clinical trials testing the efficacy of breast cancer drugs. This is a major step because, as men in West Virginia and across the U.S. should know, breast cancer does affect men. The...
On Behalf of Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC | Sep 6, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Malpractice is the failure of a doctor, nurse or another medical professional to live up to an objective standard of care. There are five common examples of malpractice with which West Virginia residents should be familiar. If they ever become a victim of one of these...
On Behalf of Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC | Jul 25, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
One in three of the medical malpractice cases in West Virginia and around the country that involve patients who either died or were left permanently disabled are caused by delayed diagnosis or a misdiagnosis. That was the conclusion reached by researchers from the...
On Behalf of Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC | Jul 16, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
West Virginia residents should know about a condition known as burning mouth syndrome, which is characterized by a constant burning or tingling sensation in the mouth. Sometimes it goes together with dryness or a metallic taste in the mouth. There are many people who...
On Behalf of Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC | Apr 18, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Healthcare workers sometimes spread harmful bacteria to hospital patients in West Virginia. A study that tracked 125 healthcare workers in an intensive care unit for six months identified errors that could promote contamination by antibiotic resistant bacteria. In...
On Behalf of Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC | Mar 28, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
The results of two recent studies suggest that between a third and a half of all medical malpractice claims in West Virginia and around the country are filed because of a misdiagnosis or a failure to diagnose. The research also reveals that inadequate medical...
On Behalf of Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC | Mar 1, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
The World Health Organization reports that rare diseases affect 400 million people throughout the world. A West Virginia resident might be considered to have a rare disease if fewer than 200,000 people in the United States are affected by the same disease. There are...
On Behalf of Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC | Feb 5, 2019 | Medical Malpractice
Researchers have found that surgeons are 66 percent more likely to make errors on patients during stressful moments. West Virginia residents who are about to undergo surgery should know that medical errors contribute to between 250,000 and 440,000 deaths every year in...