On behalf of Martin Law, LLC | Sep 18, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
In July, we explored the pros and cons of telemedicine, also referred to as telehealth. That blog post explained the basics of telemedicine. It talked about how doctors may run a virtual visit with patients either over the phone or by a video conferencing call. Use of...
On behalf of Martin Law, LLC | Sep 11, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Having a loved one in a nursing home or other care facility brings many concerns. If you cannot visit that loved one on a regular basis, your concerns only grow. Perhaps the facility has visitation restrictions due to the pandemic, or perhaps you don’t live near the...
On behalf of Martin Law, LLC | Jul 6, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
With the threat of coronavirus requiring social distancing, more doctor’s offices and health care facilities are offering virtual meetings with patients, both for those who suspect they have the virus and for those with other health problems. The Federal...
On behalf of Martin Law, LLC | Feb 24, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
You rely on your healthcare providers to take care of you when you’re not well, but the fast-paced, high-pressure world of medicine can often leave doctors and nurses feeling unwell themselves. When they’re not at their best, it’s possible that you won’t get the help...
On behalf of Martin Law, LLC | Jan 24, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
When women give birth in a medical facility, they rely on the health care professionals there o keep them safe. It is the job of the medical staff to protect both mother and baby. But human error is always possible. Today we will look at Erb’s palsy, a condition...
On behalf of Martin Law, LLC | Jan 16, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
If you are like most people, you likely take one or more prescription medications. These medications are supposed to alleviate your symptoms or contribute to healing the condition you are suffering from. However, if your doctor or another health care professional...
On behalf of Martin Law, LLC | Jul 26, 2018 | Medical Malpractice
Though the majority of births occur without incident, each year over 50,000 women are severely inured and approx. 700 die. As shown in the article by Alison Young that appeared today in USA Today, more than a half-million pages of internal hospital quality records...
On behalf of Martin Law, LLC | Jun 29, 2017 | Medical Malpractice
By a vote of 218 to 210, the US House of Representatives narrowly passed HR 1215 entitled “Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017” but it does not actually protect access to care. This bill establishes provisions governing health care lawsuits where coverage for the...
On behalf of Martin Law, LLC | Feb 14, 2014 | Medical Malpractice
What better present on this lover’s holiday than new technology to protect the lives of the women in our lives. Although regular mammograms are crucial in helping to prevent deaths as a result of breast cancer, new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at...
On behalf of Martin Law, LLC | Jul 17, 2013 | Medical Malpractice
As reported today by the Associated Press, in London an experimental “smart” knife was able to detect cancer in tumors from 91 patients. A member of the team which developed the knife utiilzed it on a piece of animal muscle during a demonstration at St Mary’s...
