As explained by the Mayo Clinic, a cesarean-section is a birthing method where the baby is delivered via an incision into the abdomen and uterus. It's often performed because of complications associated with vaginal delivery, or when a woman is giving birth to...
Month: March 2019
The problem of CLASBIs in Georgia hospitals
A serious injury or illness, among other causes, may lead you to seek medical treatment at a hospital in Georgia. When you go in, you likely expect your condition to improve, not that you might be made sicker. Unfortunately, however, you may contract other ailments,...
Doctors Who Get Sued Are Likely to Get Sued Again
One percent of all doctors account for 32 percent of all paid malpractice claims, and the more often a doctor is sued, the more likely he or she will be sued again.Researchers analyzed 10 years of paid malpractice claims using the National Practitioner Data Bank, a...
How to Choose the Best Lawyer
How do you choose the best lawyer for your needs? Choosing legal services is like choosing any other product or service: the wise consumer conducts thorough research before making an informed decision. Once you secure several lawyer referrals with expertise in the...
What types of tests should you demand for breast problems?
The survival rate for breast cancer is best when a health care specialist identifies the disease in its early stages and enacts treatment as soon as possible. That said, in standard imaging tests, breast cancer does not always look like cancer, and doctors cannot...
More doctors needed for opioid survey
A survey sent out to local doctors and dentists to get information on how they prescribe opioid pain medications has had a very low response rate, and the group working on guidelines for opioid prescribers needs more respondents. Read More.
Critical injuries in 18-wheeler underride crash on interstate
We read recently of a woman and two children involved in a violent crash south of Georgia. The 36-year-old Florida woman and two 8-year-old children had to be extricated from their Nissan Altima after it was in a crash with an 18-wheeler and became wedged under the...
Special evidence to gather after a truck accident
Building a personal injury claim after a truck accident is not simple to do, and without a clear understanding of the process, victims may feel overwhelmed or may wait so long to begin that valuable evidence disappears. While some evidence from an accident remains...
Med-Mal Settlement Awards $140M to 255 Patients of Doctor Convicted of Fraud
Nearly six years after Dr. Spyros Panos surrendered his medical license and pleaded guilty to health care fraud, an arbitrator awarded $140 million to settle what plaintiff' attorneys say is the largest medical malpractice litigation in New York. Read More.