Month: June 2017
When Are Medical Professionals Liable for Inadequate Prenatal Care?
As parents, we do everything in their power before the birth of their child to ensure a healthy delivery: prenatal vitamins and doctor’s visits, birthing...
Lives at Risk When Putting Patients Under Anesthesia
A lot of patients worry about anesthesia. Perhaps it’s discomfort with the notion of being brought to an unconscious state where they cannot feel pain,...
Checklists: Avoiding Sepsis, Saving Lives
Sepsis is a systemic infection that kills one-quarter of the patients who contract it, but hospitals are taking a new approach to preventing and managing...
It’s Mosquito Season: What Pregnant Women Should Know about Zika
The Zika virus is transmitted by mosquitoes from the Aedes species, which bite during both daytime and nighttime. These mosquitoes usually lay their eggs near,...
Dear Parents: Please Keep Your Children Away from Football
School’s finally let out, and summer vacation is in full swing here in Ohio. That means pool parties, barbeques, amusement parks and summer concerts are...
Birth Injuries: Avoidable Risks with Potentially Lifelong Complications
Most parents’ express wish is simply to have a healthy baby, but sometimes things go terribly wrong in the last few hours of delivery. Birth...
Florida High Court Rules Damage Caps Unconstitutional
On June 9, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court struck down an old law that placed caps on damages a person could recover for injuries suffered...
New Report on Women and Dangerous Medical Devices
The American Association for Justice has released a new report detailing the history of women being negatively impacted by dangerous drugs and medical devices. The...
State and Federal Efforts to Limit Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases
Pending legislation seeks to compromise the rights of medical malpractice victims, preventing them from obtaining just compensation for their injuries. This is most apparent in...
Cephalohematoma: When Birth Injuries Look Like Child Abuse
Does any parent have a greater nightmare than being unfairly accused of harming his or her own child? Unfortunately, this nightmare scenario is a reality...