Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Law
Share List When your child born, it can be the happiest time of your life. Unfortunately, sometimes there are complications during the birthing process that result in injuries. If the doctor was acting recklessly during the birthing process and caused the injury, you may be entitled to compensation. If your child suffered a birth injury, […]
Share List When an elder relative is admitted into a nursing home, trust is being placed in an establishment. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Nursing home abuse and neglect happen more than you think. It can be hard to tell if your loved one is being abused or neglected by nursing home officials. […]
Share List When you are sick, there’s only one thing you want: to get your health back. As everyday people, we rely on doctors to diagnose us and prescribe us with the correct medication. Unfortunately, there can be communication issues, or just pure negligence, between the doctor and the pharmacist. Communication issues or negligent acts can lead […]
Share List “Each patient carries his own doctor inside him. We are at our best when we give the doctor who resides within each patient a chance to go to work.” Albert Schweitzer When it comes to therapy, there are two types of people; those who recognize how much they have benefited from therapy and […]
Share List Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden physical assault on the head, such as a bump, blow, jolt or wound that breaks through the skull, causes damage to the brain that disrupts normal functioning. The damage can cause bruising, swelling or tearing of brain tissue and may be focal, confined to one […]
Share List For most of us, the sadness that comes with watching the days begin to shorten and the temperatures start to drop, as summer gives way to fall, is tempered with anticipation for the holiday season trifecta; Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. For some, however, this time of year kicks off seasonal affective disorder (SAD), […]
Share List Brain injuries are not uncommon. Almost 2 million people in the U.S. sustain some type of new brain injury each year, and over five million live with the after-effects of brain injury. These numbers include both types of brain injury: traumatic brain injury (TBI) and non-traumatic brain injury (NTBI), also called acquired brain […]
Share List Dementia is a term that describes a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. It is not a specific disease or condition but, rather, an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms. Alzheimer’s disease, which affects 60 to 80 percent of those diagnosed with dementia, is a […]
Share List Alzheimer’s: What is it? Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, is a brain disorder that progressively destroys memory and thinking skills, ultimately resulting in the inability to carry out even the simplest tasks. Currently ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., more recent research suggests that it […]
Share List Whether most people would admit it or not, it is the rare person that could not benefit with psychological counseling or therapy. The basic therapeutic process enables the individual to not only explore troubling issues but also to interact on a deeper level, learn to actually listen and develop the ability to empathize […]