Medical errors, including errors in judgment or incorrect diagnoses, could lead to the over-prescription of opioid medications. Unfortunately, these addictive drugs could go on to cause serious complications or overdoses in patients who take them. Overprescribing pain...
You can't receive any medical care or prescription drugs unless your doctor decides that you need them. The very first service a physician must provide a patient is diagnostic help. One symptom could be the result of many different medical conditions. It is a doctor's...
If you have lost a loved one in a medical malpractice case or some other kind of incident where another party is responsible for their death, then you may be in a position to file a wrongful death claim. A wrongful death claim is normally filed by the deceased...
Car crashes claim the lives of thousands of Americans every year, leaving many people to believe that the worst accidents are fatal. Obviously, any crash that claims life is a tragedy, but that doesn't mean that non-fatal accidents are less concerning. In fact, far...
The last month of pregnancy can cause mothers-to-be significant impatience. It is very hard to wait for labor to start and that as-of-yet unborn little one to finally open their eyes for the first time. Once labor starts, it is only a matter of time and effort before...
It’s easy to get small children to buckle their seat belts as they are often too small to do it themselves anyway. Even when they get old enough to do it themselves, they may still be at the age where they listen to most instructions given to them by their parents....
Modern technology is wonderful for communication. Thanks to email, cellphones and social media, you can easily stay in touch with your friends and family. However, not everyone always uses technology safely. One time you should never a cellphone is when you are...
The car accident turned your life upside down. You can barely think about all the bills through the pain, but you’re going to have to face them sooner or later. Fortunately, if you can prove your injuries were due to someone else’s negligence, you might get help...
Unfortunately, there are several birth injuries that can be caused by negligence. Not all injuries are due to physician mishandling, but some are. If your baby sustained an injury during birth, it may have been caused by malpractice. Here are 5 birth injuries that...
When people in New Jersey are diagnosed with optic neuritis, a sometimes-painful inflammation of the optic nerve that can be accompanied by vision loss, they may begin to receive treatment right away. However, up to 60 percent of those patients may in fact have...
