Medical malpractice

A colonoscopy is one of the most sensitive tests for detecting colon cancer, but it is not without risk. Every medical procedure carries risk, and anyone undergoing a procedure should be given a warning about the potential complications. However, if you make an informed decision and something goes awry, you have not necessarily forfeited your…

In early July, news broke about the Southeastern Veterans’ Center in Philadelphia treating veterans with hydroxychloroquine, a controversial drug used in the treatment of COVID-19. What made this story different, however, is that the veterans being given the drug hadn’t necessarily been tested for coronavirus. The Washington Post reported that “for more than two weeks…

When you step inside the doors of a hospital, you do so with the expectation that you’ll get qualified medical care during a health crisis. You wouldn’t be there unless you needed help, and enter with the belief that hospitals and everyone they employ are there to protect you. After all, they’re in business to…

For decades, United States servicemembers and their families have been unable to sue the federal government for medical malpractice or wrongful death, due to a 70-year-old court ruling known as the Feres Doctrine. However, this is about to change with the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. If you are or have been stationed at a…

The men and women who serve our country make many sacrifices. One of those sacrifices shouldn’t be receiving subpar medical care. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what many active duty and retired veterans have received over the decades when the government should have been taking care of them. That is why Louisiana Senator John Kennedy introduced a…

Preeclampsia and eclampsia can be life-threatening conditions affecting pregnant women and new mothers. Preeclampsia generally involves swelling, the development of high blood pressure, or high protein levels in the urine any time after the 20th week of pregnancy. Eclampsia is a severe complication of preeclampsia, leading to seizures during or after pregnancy. Both of these…

The Georgia Medical Board is requesting public comment on a rule change that would protect the licenses of doctors who default on their student loans or don’t meet their service requirements. Previously, when doctors failed to pay their student loan, or didn’t meet the terms of their service, their medical licenses would be suspended. However,…

When you need to have an X-ray taken, or undergo an MRI, you will work with a radiologist. Radiology is the department which handles medical imaging. You may expect when having an X-ray or scan taken that the person looking at the image will have a clear understanding of what he or she is seeing,…

Although most babies in Georgia and across the United States are delivered without problems, in some situations birth injuries can occur. If it happens to you and your family, you understand the emotional and financial devastation this brings. Birth injuries may cause a lifetime of medical issues that can cost thousands of dollars a month…

A recent court case involving former Red Sox and White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks and Massachusetts General Hospital is shining a light on the little-known practice called “concurrent surgeries.” Jenks brought a case against both the hospital and Dr. Kirkham Wood, the former head of orthopedic spine surgery, claiming he suffered a career-ending spinal injury…