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Patient safety

Shoulder dystocia birth injury risks and medical malpractice

Shoulder dystocia birth injury risks and medical malpractice

Shoulder dystocia is a medical emergency that can cause brain injury or death

Bariatric weight-loss surgery benefits, risks, and medical malpractice

Bariatric weight-loss surgery benefits, risks, and medical malpractice

Medical research shows that bariatric surgery helps patients keep weight off long-term, but it is not a risk-free remedy

Brain aneurysm symptoms, treatment, and medical malpractice

Brain aneurysm symptoms, treatment, and medical malpractice

Having the worst headache of your life can be a sign of a brain dangerous aneurysm

Three types of nursing malpractice

Three types of nursing malpractice

Texas hospitals are responsible for the negligence of their nurses (but almost never for their doctors)

X-rays and CT scans: Radiation risk and malpractice

X-rays and CT scans: Radiation risk and malpractice

Unnecessary orders for costly radiology diagnostic imaging studies increases cancer risk

Prenatal care, testing, and medical malpractice

Prenatal care, testing, and medical malpractice

When an OB/GYN group misses an important prenatal test, it can create dangerous risks to the mom and baby

What you should know about peripheral arterial disease and revascularization surgery malpractice

What you should know about peripheral arterial disease and revascularization surgery malpractice

12/2017 study: Peripheral endovascular revascularization has a 17.6% unplanned 30-day hospital readmission rate

What you should know about abnormal neurological signs

What you should know about abnormal neurological signs

When a patient is acting out of character or cannot move parts of the body, it can be an early sign of a medical emergency

Aortic dissection is a dangerous possibility in car wrecks and even chest pain

Aortic dissection is a dangerous possibility in car wrecks and even chest pain

Our aortic dissection lawyers have handled cases where delays in diagnosis and treatment caused paralysis or death

Jaundice is easy to treat, but dangerous to ignore

Jaundice is easy to treat, but dangerous to ignore

Failure to treat newborn jaundice can cause permanent brain damage called kernicterus