Posts tagged mistake

• Survey Reveals Some Doctors Mislead Patients and Hide Information From Them

  Jim Lewis | February 12, 2012 7:32 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  A nationwide survey of nearly 2,000 physicians revealed that close to 20 percent of physicians disagreed with the notion that they should never tell a patient something that is not true. If that...

• Error in Radiation Treatment for Cancer Kills Patient

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | February 22, 2010 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Recently, the New York Times published an article telling the story of Scott Jerome-Parks. Jerome-Parks was diagnosed with tongue cancer, and doctors recommended radiation therapy to treat his...

• Surgical Complications and Errors in Women’s Health

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | January 08, 2010 4:57 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Two main complications which often are the result of a doctor’s mistake are severed ureters and perforated bowels. Often, the main medical mistake and resulting damage is not because the...

• The Failure to Diagnose (or Misdiagnosis)

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | October 01, 2009 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Discussions of personal injury claims can be confusing. Like any other professional group, lawyers have created their own specialized jargon. Believe it or not, the reason for this is not simply to...

• The Realities of Medical Malpractice in North Carolina

  Rick Shapiro | August 12, 2009 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  To error is human, and in the medical profession to error can also be life threatening. Thousands of people each year suffer from injuries and even death after a mistake is made in the course of...

• What You Might Want to Learn About Medical Malpractice

  Jim Lewis | June 20, 2009 7:48 PM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I am sure that a great many people fully understand or realize that medical malpractice is a real and ever growing problem. People are killed everyday from wrong diagnoses and incorrect...

• Keep This In Mind While Facing Surgical Options

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 16, 2009 9:33 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Administrating anesthesia is a fine art. Those trained in this field are highly skilled in using and monitoring its effects. Even with all this skill there are times when things go awry....

• North Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Prevent Further Injuries and Death

  Jim Lewis | March 27, 2009 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  When we get called as medical malpractice lawyers by people in North Carolina (NC) to investigate a claim that a doctor, nurse or hospital hurt or killed the patient during treatment, the family...

• North Carolina (NC) Medical Malpractice Basic Statute of Limitations Questions/Answers

  Jim Lewis | February 21, 2009 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Potential medical malpractice clients often call or email us about the NC statute of limitations on personal injury and medical malpractice--here are some answers to routine questions...