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After consulting with several doctors and failing to receive a proper diagnosis for chronic pain and numbness in his arm, an over-the-road trucker turned to a North Carolina hospital for answers. Although the man sought out Duke Hospital for its reputation, he became...
Expecting parents in North Carolina may have the desire to schedule every aspect of their pregnancy down to the day. This is why many mothers have become part of the trend to induce early labor to fit into their schedules, rather than having an educated medical reason...
Readers in North Carolina may have heard about a recent health scare that may affect as many as 7,000 people. In another state, those who were treated by a long-time oral surgeon could have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis as a result of the doctor's office failing to...
Doctors undergo years of training in order to make sound decisions based on their medical observations. Yet when medical professionals don't exercise enough caution, they can overlook critical details and lifelong consequences can follow. Many North Carolina families...
The United States Supreme Court finally made its opinion known in a case we've previously discussed on this blog. The justices heard the case of a North Carolina family contesting the state's claim to one-third of their medical malpractice settlement received as the...
Infants are susceptible to a wide variety of complications during the birthing process, particularly if medical professionals don't exercise enough caution. As many North Carolina families have learned, cerebral palsy is a birth injury that is all too often the result...
In the weeks and months after bringing a child into the world, new parents usually focus their attention on the health of the newborn. Yet, as one woman learned, a careless mistake made during delivery forced her to spend weeks in the hospital recuperating from an...
In 1999, an Institute of Medicine report declared that approximately 98,000 Americans die every year due to doctor errors. The report is viewed as a landmark event, and enormous effort has been undertaken every year since to reduce the effect that medical errors have...
When dealing with a medical malpractice claim, it's likely that the physician or hospital named in the suit wants to resolve the issue quickly and mitigate the repercussions. When looking to resolve claims for hospital or doctor errors, medical providers often include...
With every advance in medicine, it seems as though expecting mothers in Greensville are able to better plan every step of their pregnancy and the first weeks of their child's life. However, as many can attest, an unexpected pregnancy complication or injury forces...