by Marcus Boston | Jan 21, 2022 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Medical News
A premature baby’s necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) diagnosis can be serious and can lead some parents to wonder the cause of this condition. For some families, the reason for the NEC diagnosis may stem from the use of baby formula given to premature babies. The...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 18, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Emergency Room Errors, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Hospital Infections and Injuries, How Lawsuits Work, Medical News, Misdiagnoses, Obstetrical Malpractice, Surgical Mistakes, Wrongful Death Cases
So, the question is does a bad result equal a slam dunk medical malpractice claim? For some people, their understanding is that if they have suffered an injury and they were in the care of a doctor or a hospital at the time, this must mean that medical malpractice...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 12, 2016 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Medical News, Wrongful Death Cases
Nation death rate is on the rise, at least according to information released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”). With that said, the CDC’s information also revealed that more and more Americans are dying from heart disease, thus increasing the...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 8, 2016 | Blog, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Medical News, Misdiagnoses
Death of Gwen Ifil sheds light on the hidden dangers of endometrial cancer. Last month national journalist, Gwen Ifill passed away from cancer. It was later learned that she died of endometrial cancer. Endometrial cancer is the most common form of uterine...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 6, 2016 | Blog, Medical News, Wrongful Death Cases
Teens who drink a lot of alcohol run the risk of brain abnormalities? A Finnish study suggests that this is the case. According to the study, teens who drink heavily had less brain gray matter. Gray matter is important because it helps with memory, self-control, and...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 26, 2016 | Blog, Medical News
Vitamin D supplements benefit or waste? To put it another way, do vitamin D supplements actually work to help prevent diseases? A new study by the British Medical Journal suggests vitamin D supplements do not help to prevent diseases as once suggested. Vitamin...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 21, 2016 | Blog, Medical News, Wrongful Death Cases
The choking game is something that I have no recollection of playing when I was a child. As a matter of fact, before I wrote this post I called my mother and asked her did she ever recall any of her children playing a choking like game and her answer was no. With that...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 18, 2016 | Blog, Failure or Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Medical News
Can walking help lung cancer patients sleep better? A recent study out of Taiwan looked at this issue and suggests that walking can indeed help lung cancer patients sleep better. In the United States (“US”), according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog, Medical News
Do diet sodas increase the risk of diabetes? According to the results of a recent study, the answer may surprise you. The findings of the study have been reported and have been in the news. Based on the numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and...
by Marcus Boston | Nov 14, 2016 | Blog, Cardiac Malpractice, Medical News, Wrongful Death Cases
If your genes suggest risk of heart attack, is all hope lost? In other words, if heart attack runs in your family, can you reduce the odds of a heart attack occurring? According to a recent study, heredity may not be the end all be all regarding heart attacks and...
