Houston Law Blog
Medical Malpractice Can Change Lives Forever
Medical malpractice is an issue for patients in Texas as it is for patients all around the country. A 35-year-old woman went to the hospital after experiencing dehydration and vomiting after getting gastric bypass surgery. When she arrived at the hospital, her surgeon...
Birth injury overview blog
On behalf of John Davis of Davis & Davis, Attorneys at Law posted in Birth Injuries on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Houston parents-to-be are overwhelmingly excited about the birth of their newborn babies. They plan and anticipate the birth for months before the...
Peripheral artery disease: what it is, how to diagnose it
Peripheral artery disease may not be well-known, but it affects about 5% of people over the age of 50 in T,exas and across the U.S. That comes to between 8 and 12 million people. If left untreated, it can lead to a heart attack, a stroke or the need for a foot or leg...
Diagnosis and misdiagnosis of testicular cancer
Many Texas men may be concerned about the dangers posed by testicular cancer. Like other forms of cancer, it is a progressive disease. It can become worse and spread throughout the body, making treatment more difficult, when a diagnosis is delayed or missed. In most...
Non-traumatic brain injuries as possible medical malpractice
March is brain injury awareness month, implemented to bring attention to how challenging life after a brain injury can be for survivors. These injuries happen in a variety of ways, and most people associate them with some sort of trauma, such as an accident involving...
Surgical errors among the most common reasons for lawsuits
When Texans need medical care, they expect physicians and staff to provide it without making errors. Unfortunately, mistakes that cause harm to patients can happen. These errors often spark medical malpractice legal claims. Surgical errors are a common reason for...
Misdiagnosis may put patients at risk
In Texas and across the country, medical misdiagnosis may be a largely unrecognized crisis. Every year, roughly 12 million people are affected by some kind of medical diagnostic error. While many of these situations are quickly resolved and do little long-term harm,...
Overcrowding in ERs puts patients at risk for errors and delays
More and more people in Texas and across the U.S. are visiting the emergency room for primary care. In 2015, the U.S. saw a 10-year high in the number of ER visits, and in 2016, the number of such visits exceeded 145 million. At the same time, overcrowding in ERs has...
New technology may help in early PD, MSA diagnosis
Texas residents battling neurodegenerative disorders may be interested in new technology that could help doctors distinguish better between two progressive forms of the disease. Both Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy (MSA) present similar early symptoms,...
Being overdue can lead to serious birth complications
By the time you reach your 40th or 41st week of pregnancy, you are probably ready or nearly ready for it to be over. The problem is that your unborn child is already setting your schedule for you and is already not listening to you. After all, your baby's lungs are...
