Patient pays high price for delayed diagnosis of melanomaJudge rejects doctors’ excuse that a mole’s description as ‘irregular’ was a typo, when immediate action was indicated ‘Porn star breasts’ led to informed consent controversyDoctor says consent was clear, and warns ruling against him means any unhappy patients can later claim they didn’t understand Monitoring patients on warfarin a delicate task Physician negligent after a patient who was given a sub-therapeutic dose suffered a debilitating stroke Warning extended family of genetic risk not doctor’s duty Quebec court overturns initial award of $6 million in damages Courts can’t compensate for ‘loss of a chance’ of better outcome Earlier transfer of patient may not have averted his paralysis Six tips to consider when negotiating a contract Have clear expectations from both sides at the start to avoid misunderstandings later Asking defendant to describe plaintiff's suffering an odd tactic Stonewalling questions a strangely appropriate response in pretrial of surgeon who admitted to operating on wrong digit Sex with patient yields suspension for Edmonton FP Timing was everything in inadvertant delay in care In the case of a brain aneurysm, a mistake leading to a late brain scan actually caught the rupture and sped up access to surgery Lawsuit a reminder to be certain of informed consent Elderly patient unsuccessfully sued ophthalmologist for injection to her eye after she did not hear him explain timing of procedure First Previous 19 20 21 22 Next Last
