On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Sunday, October 11, 2015. How likely are you in your lifetime to be the victim of a medical misdiagnosis? If a new study issued by the Institute of Medicine is any indication, you can say that it is a virtual certainty. And the medical profession is not interested in you finding out about it. One of the findings of the study is that in addition to a lack of data on diagnostic errors, there exists a culture among health care practitioners that frowns upon an atmosphere of transparency and disclosure of mistakes. This problem is exasperated by the fact that although......
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October 11th, 2015New Orleans Medical Malpractice Attorney Discusses 2 Dangerous Forms of Health-Care Negligence
October 5th, 2015On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Monday, October 5, 2015. When people visit the doctor for a treatment or diagnosis, they are putting a lot of trust in the physician’s knowledge and experience. Patients expect to leave healthier – or at least just as healthy as they were before the appointment. Unfortunately, even the most experienced health-care workers make mistakes. Negligence on behalf of a doctor or medical professional can have catastrophic consequences for patients. Even small oversights can lead to chronic pain, a permanent disability or worse. Cases of medical malpractice are common in Louisiana, but there are laws that protect the rights of......
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October 2nd, 2015On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Friday, October 2, 2015. A hospital in New Orleans has been sued following the death of an 80-year-old woman. The woman’s children on behalf of the deceased have filed the suit. The suit alleges that the victim had a history of behavioral problems as well as a variety of other medical diagnoses when admitted to the hospital in August 2012. Her mental problems included depression and dementia. When she began to suffer from sores and diarrhea, the victim was admitted to the hospital. After a nine-day stay, she was discharged at the end of August. However, her sores never completely healed......
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