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Posted on: Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Medical malpractice is a lot like mud; it sticks around for a long time. It’s also hard to eradicate. “If you were around in the ’70s, you may recall a study done on medical malpractice insurance. It was actually commissioned by the California Hospital and Medical Associations. It revealed that one out of every 20 patients suffered injuries as a result of med mal and furthermore, that one in 10 died. It was hoped at that time that the numbers would go down over the next 10 years or so,” said Christopher Mellino. Mellino is a Cleveland medical malpractice lawyer [...]
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Posted on: Thursday, November 25th, 2010
One of the main problems with traumatic brain injury is that no one is able to see it. It may manifest itself in many ways, including slurred speech. “Over the years that I’ve been practicing law, I’ve seen a fair number of traumatic brain injury victims. Each one has their particular story and each one manifests their injury in a different way. Typically speaking, some of the similarities amongst victims are loss of short-term memory, cognitive impairment, slowed reaction time, inability to make quick decisions, inability to express themselves and for some, slurred speech that may sound like they are [...]
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Posted on: Saturday, November 20th, 2010
Just when you think you’ve heard it all, here comes stunning news. Imagine two doctors fist fighting in the delivery room. In terms of medical malpractice cases, this one likely takes the cake. Not only is it unusual, but it highlights the fact that doctors are all too human. But when they make mistakes, those mistakes can have drastic consequences. While this case happened in Italy, there is nothing to say it can’t happen in the U.S. or that it hasn’t already happened and no one reported it. It started out as a fairly normal delivery for the woman in [...]
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Posted on: Monday, November 15th, 2010
There’s interesting news in the wind about a better way to treat brain injuries. Thank the Navy for this exciting research. While the results from the project the Navy is planning to work on over the winter won’t be known for some time, the possibilities of their research making a difference to those with traumatic brain injuries is truly exciting. The Navy hopes this will also help combat veterans handle any post-traumatic stress disorder. The ramifications this may have for non-military folk may open a whole new vista of medical treatments that would help accident victims. Traumatic brain injury is [...]
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