Edwardsville IL Medical Malpractice Law Blog

Does it even need to be said that people in Illinois expect the truth from their doctors? Even if news of a diagnosis is tough or test results came back with the worst possible outcome, we all rely on doctors to give us nothing but the truth because, after all, our health is at stake.

But a recent study raises some concern in that regard because it found that doctors lie more often than you might think, especially when it comes to their own mistakes. A significant portion of those polled in the survey said they did not think patients needed to be told of doctor errors.

Last month, we wrote about the sometimes fatal medical mistakes made by a physician at an Illinois prison. Now it appears a doctor at another Illinois prison is facing multiple lawsuits for his medical mistakes and outright disregard for the welfare of the prisoners he was supposed to be caring for.

Recently, a judge in Illinois denied a request to have the most recent medical malpractice lawsuit against the physician in question dismissed. The same judge previously noted the high number of lawsuits brought against the physician suggest he is a "walking malpractice action."

Pregnancy is often a time filled with joy. Couples in Illinois and elsewhere spend months preparing for a baby's arrival. Often the day the baby is finally born is filled with excitement and happiness, but that may not be the case for couples whose babies have been born with birth injuries.

According to one news source, six out of every 1,000 babies that are born in the United States suffer a birth injury, such as fractured bones, facial paralysis, erb's palsy and cerebral palsy. The injuries can be caused by incorrect use of medication or forceps. In some cases, a cesarean section may not have been completed at the correct time causing injury to the child and the mother.

A delayed diagnosis can be extremely dangerous, especially for patients with some form of cancer. Recently, one woman took action against the people she holds responsible for her delayed diagnosis of breast cancer.

The Louisiana woman recently filed a lawsuit against a number of different people and organizations for delaying her breast cancer diagnosis for nine months. Those on the lawsuit include a community health center, two different physicians, Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University School of Public Health, the Louisiana Department of Health and even the state of Louisiana itself.