Medical Malpractice

You may be suffering from continual and excruciating headaches, and you don't deserve to be told by a doctor that these are "just headaches." The fact is that a neurological condition exists called cluster headache. Michigan residents should know that 1 in 1,000...

Both car crashes and medical malpractice are among the top causes of death for adults in the United States. You might imagine that the similarities between these two disparate events would end there, but you would be wrong. Beyond just being a risk that could lead to...

Patients in Michigan probably expect that the hardest medical diagnoses are rare ones. Malpractice records point in a different direction, however. For example, over 35% of ophthalmological misdiagnoses involve the retina. Of those, 29% are related to detached...

Shoulder dystocia is a condition associated with the birthing process. It occurs when the mother’s pelvis injures one or both of a baby shoulders during the process of labor. If this happens, your health care provider in Michigan may try to move your body into a more...

Cancers can be frequently misdiagnosed, especially the rare ones. Michigan residents, especially those who smoke, should know about laryngeal cancer and tracheal cancer: that is, cancer that affects the voice box and the windpipe. Though they resemble lung cancer,...

Men possess breast tissue and the lobules (milk-producing glands) and ducts to carry the milk to the nipple. Naturally, these ducts and glands are nonfunctional in most men, but their presence does make men vulnerable to the possibility of developing breast cancer....

Michigan residents may not be aware that the feet are susceptible to cancer, but they are. Not all cancers are the result of sun exposure, after all. Some arise because of genetics, viruses or exposure to certain chemicals. Below are three common types of cancer that...

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome affects up to 3 million people nationwide according to the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center at the National Institutes of Health. People in Michigan with the condition likely experienced difficulty when seeking...

The worst-ranked hospitals in Michigan and across the United States have gotten significantly worse according to a new study by the nonprofit Leapfrog Group. The research was released at the end of 2019. For the study, Leapfrog researchers analyzed data collected from...