317.582.0000Monthly Archives: April 2021
AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT, NEVER SAY NEVER MIND, ADVISES PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY
You may think you feel just fine after a car accident, but “Never mind!” is definitely the wrong answer when you’re asked whether you want to be checked out by a doctor. Just as your car needs to be checked out for damage following a crash, so do you. There’s a medical reason for… Read More »
BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT DURING COVID – THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY THE SOULS OF PATIENTS AND DOCTORS ALIKE
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected just about every aspect of life, including screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care for breast cancer, breastcancer.org explains. In fact, many hospitals stopped performing breast reconstruction procedures, because public health authorities had recommended that elective surgeries be postponed… Because of the pandemic, doctors and hospitals have needed to consider… Read More »
THINK YOU DON’T NEED A DOCTOR AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR? THINK AGAIN!
As a pedestrian, you’ve just been in a car accident. You’re shaken up, but feel lucky to have escaped serious injury, and your first instinct is to minimize the situation. But, even if you believe you’re OK, get yourself to a doctor as soon as possible, dmv.org cautions. There are two very important reasons… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: VA HOSPITAL WRONGFUL DEATH VERDICT INCREASED AFTER-THE-FACT
It took nearly a decade, but Wilma Coolidge has finally found justice on behalf of her brother Howard Southard, who died at the VA Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. This medical malpractice case revolved around a stent graft that was improperly installed in one of Southard’s arteries causing loss of blood flow to his… Read More »
BUT-I-DIDN’T-MEAN-IT UNINTENTIONAL PERSONAL INJURY
“An unintentional tort is a type of unintended accident that leads to injury, property damage, or financial loss. In the event of an unintentional tort, the person who caused the accident did so inadvertently, typically because they were not being careful,” Investopedia explains, adding that an unintentional injury will be treated differently from an intentionally caused harm – by both courts and… Read More »
