An attorney with the Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp& Duffan law firm recently wrote about a Virginia woman suffered with abdominal pain after an IUD was left inside her by a doctor who refused to investigate her discomfort. She finally had the IUD removed after it was discovered at a different medical facility, and has since…
A teenager in Staten Island, New York (NY), who suffers disabling cerebral palsy blamed on a birth injury has succeeded in holding the medical facility where she was harmed accountable. Silive.com reported on August 25, 2012, that the girl and her family first filed suit against Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in 2004, when she…
The family of a teenager who is suffering from cerebral palsy as a result of a premature birth won a $100 million lawsuit against the hospital where she was born. Stephanie and Amanda Debes were born three months early after. Their suit alleged that this premature birth was the result of St. Vincent’s Medical Center’s…
Early detection is critical to successful treatment in medical situations. That is definitely the case with a condition known as sepsis. The difference between life and death can come down to a quick diagnosis. This is why a new device for detecting and managing sepsis is a welcome development in the medical field. Sepsis diagnoses…
What Happened: In an on-going investigation of nursing home conditions in North Carolina, NBC-17 has reported twice this year about frightening allegations of abuse and neglect. In January, NBC-17 reported that of the 125 nursing homes they investigated within a 100 mile radius of the City of Raleigh, more than 30 had “much below average”…