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Injury to the common bile duct during gallbladder removal surgery can have dire health consequences for patients such as increased morbidity and overall diminished long term quality of life, says top New York medical malpractice lawyer

Approximately 750,000 laparoscopic cholecystectomies are performed each year for gallbladder removal and despite improvements in surgical procedures to prevent bile duct injuries, mistakes still occur in approximately 1 out of 200 cases that result in death or diminished quality of life for the patient, according to Edward P. Milstein, partner in bile duct surgery and top medical new york malpractice law firm of Dankner Milstein, P.C. “The most common injury usually involves the misidentification of the common bile duct as

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May 4, 2015

Despite FDA Warnings, Doctors Continue to Inject Epidural Steroid Into The Spine

Multiple types of spinal injections are offered to patients with and without spinal lesions by pain management specialists despite FDA warnings, and in a way manufacturers warn could cause paralysis and even death, according to Edward P. Milstein, partner at the top New York Kenalog injection malpractice law firm of Dankner Milstein, P.C. “What many of these patients do not know,” Milstein said, “is that some of the injections they are getting are not approved by the

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April 28, 2015

WHEN A WOMAN’S LIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE

SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS SUCH AS INCOME, AGE, RACE, CULTURE AND ETHNICITY PLAY MAJOR ROLE IN CASES INVOLVING DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN Studies conducted over the past decade by some of the world’s leading health and medical research institutions provide incontrovertible proof that women whose breast cancer is diagnosed early have fewer complications, and substantially higher survival rates, than do women whose breast cancer diagnosis is delayed. “Access to primary care and mammography screening

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March 23, 2015

MISDIAGNOSIS OF MS CAN LEAD TO YEARS OF MEDICAL TREATMENTS THAT CAN CAUSE SEVERE SIDE EFECTS AND TOXICITY, WARNS TOP NEW YORK MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS MISDIAGNOSIS INJURY LAWYER

Findings of a recent survey out of the Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center reveal that more than 95 percent of doctors who specialize in treating people with multiple sclerosis saw at least one patient last year who had been given a misdiagnosis of MS by another medical provider. According to Dr. Andrew Solomon, the lead author of the survey, nearly 75% of the 122 survey respondents – all

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March 4, 2015

THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE ISSUES REPORT ON OVARY CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND DEATHS IN U.S. IN 2014

The following is an abridged version of the lengthy NCI Report Provided As a Public Service to Readers of This Blog by The Top New York Medical Malpractice Law Firm of Dankner Milstein, P.C. An alarming report issued recently by The National Cancer Institute reveals that there were an estimated 21,980 cases of ovary cancer diagnosed in the US in 2014. And of those cases, an estimated 14,270 women died from the disease. Further, based

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March 3, 2015

TOP NEW YORK ERB’S PALSY LAWYER SAYS C-SECTIONS MAY BE SAFER DELIVERY METHOD FOR LARGE BABIES AND MOTHERS

In a recent conversation this blogger had about birth injuries with top New York Erb’s Palsy lawyer Edward P. Milstein, Milstein said injuries at birth to the brachial plexus, a network of nerve fibers that control movement of the shoulder, arm, wrist, hand and fingers, most often occur in situations where the fetus is large (greater than 20 pounds), or the pregnancy is complicated by gestational diabetes and maternal obesity. As a consequence of these and other risk

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March 3, 2015

CDC REPORT HIGHLIGHTS STUNNING DIFFERENCES IN DELAYED CANCER DIAGNOSIS RATES BASED ON LOCATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS

The following information is provided to readers of this blog as a public service by the Top New York Delayed Cancer Diagnosis Law Firm of Dankner Milstein, P.C. The Centers for Disease Control reported recently that more than 30% of all breast cancer cases and nearly 50% of all colon and cervical cancer cases are diagnosed at late stages, when there are fewer treatment options for patients and when the prognosis for the results of those treatment

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February 13, 2015

HOSPITALS HIDE MEDICINE ERRORS FROM PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ACCORDING TO SHOCKING REPORT FROM FAMOUS MEDICAL INSTITUTION

TOP NEW YORK HOSPITAL MALPRACTICE LAWYER URGES VICTIMS TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY If you or someone you love has spent any time as a patient in a hospital ICU and unexpected problems arose that caused complications which compromised your, or your loved one’s health, recovery, or even led to their death, don’t necessarily expect your doctor, or any other hospital staff member, to be up front with you about what caused the problem, especially

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February 12, 2015
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