Twelve percent of parents told researchers that had consulted health and medical information on the internet before taking their child to an emergency room., Reuters Health reported on October 20, 2011. The most commonly visited websites were WebMD and Wikipedia. The study groups consisted of 240 parents, a majority of whom said they were more likely…
Virginia Beach VA personal injury attorney Jim Lewis spoke to members of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association on mediation techniques he uses in his own injury law practice. Taking “mediation as an alternative to trial” as his cetral theme, Lewis spoke on October 12, 2011, and was joined by retired circuit court judges from Suffolk and…
In his latest post to our firm’s VA-NC Medical Surgery Malpractice Blog, my colleague Jim Lewis reports on a legal victory for a Florida (FL) woman who became paralyzed due to the negligence of three doctors who ignored her cries for help and missed what should have been a simple diagnosis of an injection-related injury…
When elderly loved ones develop health issues we can no longer help them with, we often turn to nursing homes, assisted living communities and senior living facilities to care for them. Sadly, many of the employees at these facilities have been known to abuse their residents. After suspecting abuse, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), woman decided…
When a patient goes to see a doctor, dentist or other medical professional, there is often a computer in the exam room. Electronic health records make the storing of medical histories and treament documentation more efficient and more accessible. However, the misuse of EHRs could leave medical providers vulnerable to medical malpractice lawsuits, according to MDNews,com. When…