Two tips to make the transfer from a hospital to a nursing or rehabilitation facility safer
When patients are discharged from a hospital to a nursing or rehab facility, it is a notorious time for things to fall through the cracks
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Botched spinal surgery or injection can cause painful, disabling arachnoiditis
Arachnoiditis sufferers often have no feeling from the waist down, and lose bowel and bladder control
How to get your medical records, how much you can be charged, and why you need them
Federal and Texas laws give you important rights to have access to your medical records
Some surgeons work in two operating rooms at the same time
It is risky for patients when a surgeon tries to participate in two surgeries in two operating rooms at once
Fetal heart rate monitoring helps prevent birth injuries
OB/GYN doctors and labor and delivery nurses must act fast when the fetal heart rate monitor shows that the baby is not getting enough oxygen
Look for these signs of an infected surgical incision
Even though infections should be treated as soon as possible, some surgeons are not interested in follow-up care after surgery
Texas hospitals can stop treating and feeding patients even when patients and families disagree
Texas Advance Directives Act gives hospital committees complete immunity for deliberately stopping health care and allowing patients to die
Two documents you need now to plan ahead for end-of-life health care
Advance directive and medical power of attorney documents help guide health care decisions and protect against hospital committees
Suddenly-appearing floaters or flashes of light may be a warning sign of a medical emergency
Retinal detachment requires emergency treatment by an ophthalmologist, or can result in permanent vision loss
Experienced Houston, Texas birth injury medical malpractice lawyer, Robert Painter, Painter Law Firm
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