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Ten Signs Your Therapist is Abusing You: What to Look For
November 30th, 2020
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,…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
What is Arachnoiditis?
November 10th, 2020
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…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Is Cauda Equina Syndrome a Surgical Emergency?
November 4th, 2020
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…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Cooling Therapy: What Parents Need to Know
October 28th, 2020
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…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Tags: Birth Injuries
What Are Transient Ischemic Attacks? Why a Mini-Stroke is a Big Deal
September 25th, 2020
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…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Tags: Stroke
Statute of Limitations in Medical Malpractice Cases
September 10th, 2020
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…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Do You Have a Medical Malpractice Case for Stroke (and Can You Prove It)?
August 25th, 2020
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…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
Tags: Stroke
Nursing Home Negligence: What it Is, What to Do
August 10th, 2020
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…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice
What is Shoulder Dystocia?
July 27th, 2020
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,…
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Medical Malpractice in Jails and Prisons
July 10th, 2020
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…
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Categories: Medical Malpractice