big rig crashes - Q&A

My doctor diagnosed me as having mastitis after my breasts became red and swollen.  After weeks of treatment with antibiotics, my condition had not improved.  I went to a...

My doctor failed to see the warning signs of my stroke. Can he be held legally liable?...

I complained to my physician over the course of six months about abdominal pains.  He ran some initial tests that did not detect anything unusual.  When the pain became u...

After several episodes of rectal bleeding, I visited my primary care physician who diagnosed me with hemorrhoids.  He did not perform a digital rectal exam or a visual in...

Can a doctor be sued for missing symptoms of cancer?...

I nearly died from a heart arrhythmia arising from a heart murmur. I have had the same doctor for nearly five years, and never once did he tell me that I suffered from a ...

I went to the hospital complaining of chest pains, and I was dignosed with strained muscles. The next day, I had a heart attack, and it turns out I had been suffering fro...

Can I file a suit against a doctor that missed my heart failure symptoms?...

My husband recently died from congestive heart failure after the doctor had told him he had high blood pressure.  I believe that he could have lived much longer if his do...

I am 28 years old and found a suspicious lump.  My doctor referred me to a surgeon who misdiagnosed a cancerous breast lump as benign.  He relied on the test results from...