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Ten Signs Your Therapist is Abusing You: What to Look For

The relationships in our lives are powerful. Good relationships strengthen us, empower us, and help us to be our best selves. Unhealthy relationships can give us a distorted view of ourselves and the world, and cause profound pain and damage. Often,… Read More
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Senior man suffering from back pain.

What is Arachnoiditis?

Medical malpractice attorneys see a lot of people in terrible pain. So when a medical malpractice attorney describes a condition as “the most painful and awful medical condition I can imagine a person experiencing,” you know it’s bad. That’s… Read More
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
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Is Cauda Equina Syndrome a Surgical Emergency?

Back pain is never pleasant, but most of the time, it’s not a medical emergency. In some cases, though, back pain is a sign of a serious problem—and if it’s not addressed promptly through surgery, it could result in permanent disability. One su… Read More
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
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Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Cooling Therapy: What Parents Need to Know

Newborn babies who have suffered oxygen deprivation and limited blood flow may experience a type of brain damage called hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). This birth injury is sometimes also called fetal hypoxia, neonatal encephalopathy, birth as… Read More
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
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What Are Transient Ischemic Attacks? Why a Mini-Stroke is a Big Deal

As people age, their bodies exhibit a variety of new behaviors and symptoms. For many of those issues, doctors counsel patients not to worry unless a symptom persists for a couple of weeks or more. Symptoms that go away in minutes, hours, or a day ar… Read More
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
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Statute of Limitations in Medical Malpractice Cases

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may have noticed that many of our blog posts end with a statement along the lines of “You only have a limited time to file a claim, so don’t delay.” That’s not just something we say to generate a… Read More
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
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Do You Have a Medical Malpractice Case for Stroke (and Can You Prove It)?

If you or a loved one have had a stroke, you know how devastating it can be. You probably think of stroke as a natural event: sudden, unavoidable, and often unpredictable. Most strokes are not caused by medical malpractice, but their effects can be w… Read More
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
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Nursing Home Negligence: What it Is, What to Do

The decision to put a loved one in a nursing home is rarely an easy one. Usually, a family makes the difficult choice to move a parent or grandparent to a nursing home only after it becomes clear that they cannot be safely cared for in their own home… Read More
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
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What is Shoulder Dystocia?

The birth of a baby is a joyful time, and so many births go without incident that when there is a problem, joy is rapidly replaced with worry and distress. One such situation is shoulder dystocia. As the name suggests, shoulder dystocia happens when,… Read More
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Medical Malpractice in Jails and Prisons

When you think of the term “medical malpractice,” you probably envision a hospital or doctor’s office. While medical malpractice usually takes place in traditional health care settings, it can take place in other places, too—including prisons… Read More
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Categories: Medical Malpractice