By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Thursday, September 27, 2018. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana. Doctors are only human. They sometimes make mistakes. We want to believe that when we seek medical treatment, the treatment we are receiving is based on a perfect science, but the reality is that doctors can make mistakes just like the rest of us. Unfortunately, when doctors do make mistakes, they may be less likely to apologize or admit to having made an error due to the fear over a lawsuit. Yet, when an error is glaring, and doctors fail to apologize, this, in itself, can lead to a greater risk of lawsuits. CNN reports on a case where......
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Should Doctors Apologize for Medical Mistakes?
September 27th, 2018Medical malpractice: Baby’s airway burned in procedure
September 25th, 2018On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Surgical Errors on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. No Louisiana parent wants to watch his or her infant child suffer through medical procedures and complications. Unfortunately, parents in another state have had to witness their child’s suffering, and the child will need continued care after a medical procedure that did not occur as planned. The parents have recently filed a lawsuit against the physicians and the hospital for medical malpractice. The parent’s child was born with a common defect called laryngomalacia, which causes excess tissue to exist in the child’s airway sometimes making it difficult to breathe. Because the airway is vital for survival, the......
read moreDoctors May Not be Trained to Treat Opioid Addiction
September 19th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. JACKSON, Mississippi. The New York Times reports that many medical school students may not be getting the education on addiction treatment they may need, given the current opioid crisis. Part of the problem revolves around a failure to help doctors have tough conversations when they encounter patients showing signs of addiction issues. For example, the Times reports that doctors often have to find a delicate balance between treating a patient’s chronic pain and identifying the early stages of addiction. In fact, the Times reports that doctors across medical specialties often encounter patients who may be in the early stages of opioid dependence.......
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