It is with a heavy heart that I write you today with news of the latest medical scam that could hurt you or someone you love. The practice has been referred to as “predatory screening.” It works sort of like this: a company offers to come to your church or an employer-sponsored health fair to do a free screening, or
We put our trust and faith in doctors and other medical professionals to properly diagnose, treat, and cure our illnesses, injuries, and diseases. When medical professionals and facilities make errors, they commit medical malpractice. This medical malpractice then leads to further illness, injury, or even death. In fact, hospital errors account for tens of thousands of needless deaths in the
I hope this month’s article finds all of you well and thriving, or at least surviving in this time of our “new normal.” Who would have imagined that our lives and our law practices would be turned upside down and that “pandemic” would become a household word? Like many other national disasters, such as 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina, heroes and
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that six million adults in the United States suffer from kidney disease at one time. When someone suffers from kidney disease, their kidneys cannot filter the waste from their blood with the same efficiency as healthy kidneys. When the waste and associated toxins remain in the body, other health problems can arise. Many
Mistakes happen, even in the medical profession. As much as patients would like to believe their doctors and nurses are infallible, unfortunately errors do occur across the medical profession. Those errors can have lasting consequences for the victims. Sometimes, those mistakes mean lifelong limitations. Other times, as in the case of a Miami patient with a broken ankle, they result in
The Coronavirus situation has completely flipped the world upside down in more ways than one. This has not stopped at the sphere of legal issues when it comes to personal injury and wrongful death matters. While some states and politicians might claim that businesses cannot be sued for wrongful death claims that stem from coronavirus, it does not mean you
We’ve all heard the statistics about preventable deaths caused by distracted driving. Approximately 4,000 preventable deaths per year was enough for the Texas legislature to make distracted driving a crime. Heck, pedestrian injuries and deaths are also on the rise because of distracted driving and walking. Smart phones are everywhere, glued to everyone at all times. Have you ever stopped
OK, all you smartypants, you get style points if you said heart disease or cancer. You get bonus points if you have been reading my articles and you guessed opioids! If you guessed preventable medical errors, you are my new BFF and I’ll buy you a cup of coffee if you’d like to come to my office to collect your
I am not looking to pick a fight with the Texas Medical Board (TMB), but they have once again failed patients. Remember, this is the same Texas Medical Board, who let Dr. Duntsch continue to operate on patient’s spines after being alerted that he was certain to continue maiming and killing if he wasn’t stopped. Don’t even get me started
I really feel for chronic pain patients. Over the course of my 32 years in practice, I have seen so many fine folks who are in pain 24/7/365. The lives of chronic pain patients center around what they can do to get relief. They often look to anything that can help reduce or relieve their pain. Medical technology has entered
It is with a heavy heart that I write you today with news of the latest medical scam that could hurt you or someone you love. The practice has been referred to as “predatory screening.” It works sort of like this: a company offers to come to your church or an employer-sponsored health fair to do a free screening, or
We put our trust and faith in doctors and other medical professionals to properly diagnose, treat, and cure our illnesses, injuries, and diseases. When medical professionals and facilities make errors, they commit medical malpractice. This medical malpractice then leads to further illness, injury, or even death. In fact, hospital errors account for tens of thousands of needless deaths in the
I hope this month’s article finds all of you well and thriving, or at least surviving in this time of our “new normal.” Who would have imagined that our lives and our law practices would be turned upside down and that “pandemic” would become a household word? Like many other national disasters, such as 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina, heroes and
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that six million adults in the United States suffer from kidney disease at one time. When someone suffers from kidney disease, their kidneys cannot filter the waste from their blood with the same efficiency as healthy kidneys. When the waste and associated toxins remain in the body, other health problems can arise. Many
Mistakes happen, even in the medical profession. As much as patients would like to believe their doctors and nurses are infallible, unfortunately errors do occur across the medical profession. Those errors can have lasting consequences for the victims. Sometimes, those mistakes mean lifelong limitations. Other times, as in the case of a Miami patient with a broken ankle, they result in
The Coronavirus situation has completely flipped the world upside down in more ways than one. This has not stopped at the sphere of legal issues when it comes to personal injury and wrongful death matters. While some states and politicians might claim that businesses cannot be sued for wrongful death claims that stem from coronavirus, it does not mean you
We’ve all heard the statistics about preventable deaths caused by distracted driving. Approximately 4,000 preventable deaths per year was enough for the Texas legislature to make distracted driving a crime. Heck, pedestrian injuries and deaths are also on the rise because of distracted driving and walking. Smart phones are everywhere, glued to everyone at all times. Have you ever stopped
OK, all you smartypants, you get style points if you said heart disease or cancer. You get bonus points if you have been reading my articles and you guessed opioids! If you guessed preventable medical errors, you are my new BFF and I’ll buy you a cup of coffee if you’d like to come to my office to collect your
I am not looking to pick a fight with the Texas Medical Board (TMB), but they have once again failed patients. Remember, this is the same Texas Medical Board, who let Dr. Duntsch continue to operate on patient’s spines after being alerted that he was certain to continue maiming and killing if he wasn’t stopped. Don’t even get me started
I really feel for chronic pain patients. Over the course of my 32 years in practice, I have seen so many fine folks who are in pain 24/7/365. The lives of chronic pain patients center around what they can do to get relief. They often look to anything that can help reduce or relieve their pain. Medical technology has entered
