There are several conditions that mothers may develop during their pregnancy, all of which can adversely affect the health and well being of the mother or her baby if left undiagnosed and not properly treated. One of these conditions is called ?pre-eclampsia? or ?pregnancy induced high blood pressure or hypertension.? This condition, which has been [...]
Nothing is more devastating than having a child born with a brain injury. Discovering that the birth injury could have been prevented, or was the result of a doctor?s or hospital?s or other medical provider?s malpractice, however, only compounds the tragedy. In Part I of this article, we discussed the information needed to review a [...]
Until you have been involved in a medical negligence suit, you probably will not appreciate how time consuming, expensive, and difficult they usually are. This is intended only as the most general overview of what these suits entail and is based generally on the laws and procedures in Pennsylvania, where the authors practice law. In [...]
Until you have been involved in a medical negligence suit, you probably will not appreciate how time consuming, expensive, and difficult they usually are. This article is intended only as the most general overview of what these suits entail. Pre-suit First of all, one must have suffered significant harm (either a direct measurable harm or, [...]
According to the American Cancer Society, 192,370 women in the United States will develop breast cancer this year. With routine self breast examination, yearly mammograms, and proper surveillance, we expect that if we develop breast cancer it will be detected at its earliest stage and with treatment, our chance for survival and cure will be [...]
