Is Your Doctor’s Assumption Threatening Your Life?
What should you do if you present to your doctor with concerning symptoms and they dismiss or minimize them as “nothing serious?” The answer: be your own advocate.
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Rebecca L. Thomas, Author at Thomas & Wickenheiser, LLC - Page 2 of 4
Medical Bias And Women
Women are often juggling many things at one time – career, family, relationships – often leaving them tired and stressed with little time for self-care. Women who are mothers to small children even more so. Because of the constant demands on women, any medical symptoms are often attributed to stress, exhaustion, hormones and the like
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Can You Trust Your Physician’s Referral Process?
Referrals are big business for insurers and employers, and that can hurt patients. The current health care model requires a patient to first present to their primary care physician with any medical issue. If the primary care physician believes additional diagnostic testing or consultation/treatment with a specialized physician is required, the primary care physician will
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Tackling The High Cost Of Healthcare
It is widely known that healthcare costs in the United States are the highest in the world.
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When Doctors Fail To Recognize A Stroke
When Lifestyle and Age Bias Leads to Misdiagnosis A stroke is a very serious condition that happens suddenly and requires quick intervention to restore blood flow to the brain (in the case of an ischemic stroke due to a blood clot) or controlling bleeding and reducing pressure (for a hemorrhagic stroke marked by uncontrolled bleeding).
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Considerations for Attorneys Presented With A Medical Malpractice Case
As an attorney, you may be viewed as a one-stop resource for any legal-related issue by your family, friends, acquaintances, and clients. As lawyers, however, we know that the law is quite specialized. In the event you are presented with a potential medical malpractice case, you should keep in mind the following when assessing and
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Have Symptoms That Won’t Go Away?
Time for a Conversation with Your Doctor. Dealing with chronic symptoms can be lonely and frustrating, especially when your physician does not appear to be listening or taking your complaints seriously. Unfortunately, this is a common patient experience. In a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers found patients were only given
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When Narcotics Are Mishandled
Narcotics (also known as opiates or painkillers) are a classification of pain medications that have the potential to be addictive. Because of their addictive nature and potentially serious side effects if abused or misused, the handling and management of narcotics are highly regulated. Narcotics are classified as Schedule I to Schedule V drugs under the
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For Victims of Medical Malpractice, Timing Matters
When it comes to filing a medical malpractice lawsuit, timing is critical. While the negative impact and costs associated with malpractice often persist for years or throughout a victim’s life, the opportunity to seek justice through the court system is limited by time. In legal parlance, the time period in which an individual may file
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Healthcare Bias Starts at Birth
With a long history of lagging behind other countries in infant and child survivability rates, there is some good news. A recent CDC study shows that infant mortality rates in the U.S. are declining. But in that bit of positive news is a disturbing fact. Despite the decline, black infants were more than twice as
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