On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Maybe you and your partner have started talking about trying to conceive, or maybe you just took a home pregnancy and the results were positive. Regardless of the stage you are at in becoming a mother, there’s one question that all women have once they think about the logistics of carrying a pregnancy to term: How do you find a good obstetrician? If your current gynecologist is also a practicing obstetrician, which is common in the field, you may feel comfortable going to the same office for your prenatal care. Since your needs during pregnancy are......
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November 21st, 2017On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in spinal cord injury on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are one of the most devastating kinds of injury that you can sustain in an accident, and sadly, they are far more common than they should be. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Association, there are approximately 8,000 new cases of SCI every year . Roughly 82 percent of these injuries occur in men between the ages 16 and 30. Although sustaining an SCI at any age is devastating, developing one while still fairly young is especially challenging because the lifetime costs associated with treating it are incredibly high. Fortunately, individuals......
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November 19th, 2017On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Parents all across the nation, including in Louisiana, worry almost constantly about their children’s health. Some are terrified by the idea of being unable to help their children when they are ill. This may be why some parents rely heavily on the advice given to them by doctors. However, there are times when symptoms are overlooked, or proper precautions are not taken and the result is a doctor’s failure to diagnose a potentially severe illness. Very early one morning in Aug. 2016, a mother and father brought their 4-year-old daughter to an emergency room clinic. The child had a fever,......
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