On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Pregnancy is, for many Louisiana residents, something to be celebrated. For many people, having a child is a part of what makes their families complete. Soon-to-be parents, especially first-time parents, can sometimes be overly cautious because any illness that the mother suffers has the potential to affect the unborn child. One mother’s unborn child suffered an ultimately fatal fetal injury because doctors failed to properly treat her illness. In 2012, a 23-year-old woman went to a local hospital complaining of pain in her right side as well as a urinary tract infection. Doctors determined that the patient was......
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Negligence leads to fatal fetal injury
August 8th, 2018When Websites Peddle Alternative Therapies, How Responsible Are They for Injuries?
August 6th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Monday, August 6, 2018. JACKSON, Mississippi. Websites and centers that peddle alternative medicine solutions from everything ranging from back pain to infertility are currently flourishing. Yet, when “patients” get injured while seeking alternative therapies, who is responsible? According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, alternative therapies are no longer relegated to California and major cities on the east coast. St. Louis and other smaller cities are seeing a proliferation of therapies like infrared saunas, salt rooms, reiki, and crystal therapy. Alternative therapies can include everything from Chiropractic care to massage to sauna treatments. While the scientific community claims that many of these treatments......
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August 6th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Monday, August 6, 2018. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. According to the New York Times, doctors sometimes use Depo-Medrol, a drug meant to alleviate muscle pain, in patients suffering from back pain. While the drug is not approved for spinal use, as doctors have moved away from prescribing opioids, they have turned to alternatives that can sometimes pose their own share of risks. Depo-Medrol is one such drug seeing increased use. Depo-Medrol, when used in the spine, is associated with risk of blindness, stroke, paralysis, and death. Unfortunately, according to the Times, patients and their doctors may not always be aware of this risk.......
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