{"id":3072,"date":"2023-08-29T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3072"},"modified":"2023-08-07T21:55:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T02:55:13","slug":"around-800000-deaths-and-permanent-disability-cases-are-from-diagnostic-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/around-800000-deaths-and-permanent-disability-cases-are-from-diagnostic-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"Around 800,000 Deaths and Permanent disability Cases Are from Diagnostic Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/medical-563427_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"medical-563427_640-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/medical-563427_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/medical-563427_640-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/medical-563427_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/19\/health\/diagnosis-error-study\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">covered<\/a> a recent report that found hundreds of thousands of deaths and permanent disabilities are the result of misdiagnosis of disease and other conditions. Every year, around 371,000 people pass away, while 420,000 find themselves permanently disabled with loss of limbs of organs, brain damage, blindness or metastasized cancer. If you were injured by burning hot food, consult the seasoned Chicago-based lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we\u2019ve been involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discuss Your Claim with Moll Law Group <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Researchers gathered data from other studies to figure out how often medical conditions were not diagnosed or misdiagnosed and how that resulted in permanent disability or death. The researchers concluded that patients still should not panic because there is less than a 0.1% chance of significant harms related to misdiagnosis. Around 40% of the significant harms relate to diagnosing five relatively common diseases: lung cancer, venous thromboembolism, pneumonia, sepsis, and stroke. Stroke is misdiagnosed far more than average and gets missed in around 18% of 950,000 cases each year, which results in 94,000 permanent disabilities or deaths in a year. Spinal abscesses are misdiagnosed over 60% of the time, which leads to about 5000 significant harms each year.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers believe that the study\u2019s findings can help determine which areas should be prioritized for interventions. Heart attacks are often diagnosed successfully, but it took a decade of intense effort to address the problem of misdiagnosis and to fund that problem. Researchers think this is a model for how to address misdiagnosis of other conditions.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/around-800000-deaths-and-permanent-disability-cases-are-from-diagnostic-errors\/#more-3072\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN covered a recent report that found hundreds of thousands of deaths and permanent disabilities are the result of misdiagnosis of disease and other conditions. Every year, around 371,000 people pass away, while 420,000 find themselves permanently disabled with loss of limbs of organs, brain damage, blindness or metastasized cancer. 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