Knowledgeable and Experienced Guidance
North Carolina residents may be interested in the story of a family who received an anonymous phone call about how their relative ended up in a vegetative state after an open-heart surgery. The 72-year-old man initially went into a health care facility on March 31,...
New data published on Jan. 6 that could impact young people in North Carolina and across the nation shows that they could take longer to heal after a head injury or concussion and that they need to limit some activities during the recovery process. Research indicated...
Every child born in North Carolina and across the nation must legally submit to a blood screening that tests for a number of genetic problems and diseases that can be effectively treated if they are caught early. The newborn-screening tests were developed five decades...
The recent case of a teenager who went into cardiac arrest and was declared brain dead after a routine tonsillectomy brings to light the rare but serious problem of life-threatening surgical complications. In North Carolina and across the United States, complications...
A North Carolina woman recently filed a stillbirth lawsuit against several health care providers citing negligence during childbirth. The suit was filed in the Davidson County Superior Court and targets Wake Forest Baptist Health at Lexington Medical Center, Piedmont...
North Carolina patients who suffered a severe concussion may be interested to learn that the brain injury can still be evident even after the symptoms subside. According to a new study, the evidence of a brain injury can be seen using diffusion tensor imaging, or DTI,...
When doctors in North Carolina or across the nation make a mistake related to their field of practice, other medical professionals are often aware of it. That's because they are often the ones who need to correct the doctor error. Mistakes can include accidental...
North Carolinians may have read about a federal court granting an Army veteran $8.3 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against John Cochran VA Medical Center. The lawsuit followed a routine procedure that led to the longtime Missouri postal worker suffering...
An investigative reporting team joined with a team of producers and reporters from Cox Media Group held outlets to produce an analysis of a huge federal database of government payouts for health-related Department of Veterans Affairs lawsuits and settlements. The...
Mothers in North Carolina will be interested to hear about a medical malpractice suit in Los Angeles regarding a woman who was 39 weeks pregnant and living in a homeless shelter. She went to the emergency room with complaints of severe pain in her abdomen. The...