Oxygen deprivation at birth is a frightening reality for many families. When a baby doesn’t get enough oxygen during delivery, the results can be life-altering. Even a brief period of oxygen deprivation can lead to severe health problems, including brain damage, developmental delays, and other lifelong disabilities. Parents often struggle with heartbreak, unexpected medical expenses,
Know the signs of a suspicious death in a nursing home. An elderly patient whose health dramatically declined, this may raise red flags. To cover all of your bases, you may request that the nursing home or another qualified professional investigate your loved one’s death. A nursing home lawyer may be able to help you
When victims are hurt as a result of emergency room malpractice, they have rights. Emergency medical situations often require immediate decisions and quick responses that can lead to misdiagnosis, medication errors, mismanagement of medical tests and other acts that often exacerbate a patient’s current condition or cause a completely new medical issue. In some cases,
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, hospital, or healthcare provider injures a patient by deviating from the established standard of care. Doctors and other healthcare professionals are often trusted confidants and supporters. Their goal should always be to promote your health and well-being, and to provide well-researched and experienced diagnosis, consultation and treatment for whatever
Victims of medical negligence may wonder, “are hospitals liable for staph infections?” A hospital may be held liable for staph infections in patients if there are implications of negligence and medical malpractice. Since hospital staph infections are contracted by patients in numerous ways, negligence or incompetence on the part of the hospital must be proven.
Medical errors are the third most common cause of death for Americans. Each year, nearly 400,000 people die as a result of errors made by trained medical professionals. With heart disease and cancer taking the first and second spots on this grim list, it’s a statistic that may be underreported. Below are the common and deadly
Words like negligence, torts, and personal injury are often tossed around after an accident or injury, but many people are confused about what these words actually mean and, more importantly, how these words impact liability or the ability to collect money damages. Torts are basically civil wrongs that allow the victim of the wrongdoing to
Medicare fraud is a problem not only for the government and taxpayers, but for individual patients as well. What is Medicare fraud? Medicare fraud presents in many ways. Doctors may prescribe unnecessary medication or have patients undergo unnecessary surgery in order to over bill Medicare. Medicare fraud lawyers can help patients pursue damages from doctors
Chiropractic malpractice can cause serious spinal injuries or even death. Chiropractors owe their patients a duty of care to follow established medical standards and norms. If they fail to do so and injure patients, then they may be liable for the harms they caused. Millions of people see a chiropractor every year for help treating
Paresthesia refers to sensations associated with a “numb” feeling in an area of the body. For some people, paresthesia can mean a complete loss of feeling in that area of the body; for others, paresthesia brings on a tingling or “pins and needles” sensation. What Is Paresthesia? Paresthesia is the feeling of numbness, tingling, or “pins
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