- Pierce Egerton | April 16, 2010 10:37 AM | Greensboro, NC
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Methadone is an opiate prescribed to patients coping with the withdrawal symptoms of heroin. Though it is a controversial and addictive drug, methadone treatment has been used widely in the United...
- Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | February 22, 2010 2:11 PM | Greenville, 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...
- Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | January 02, 2010 10:10 AM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
Category:
Wrongful Death
A recent study published in the Archives of Surgery as reported by the L.A. Times newspaper suggests that patients who visited U.S. trauma centers from 2002 to 2006 found the risk of death was 80%...
- Randy Appleton | December 05, 2009 7:50 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
A list of drugs which may present potential health hazards was recently published by the FDA and can be accessed at the FDA's website. The list includes some antidepressants which have been widely...
- Rick Shapiro | November 18, 2009 6:44 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
Category:
Head & Brain Injuries
As a parent you do everything in your power to protect your child from harm, but what do you do if your child is hurt while at school or daycare? No parent can be expected to keep a constant vigil...
- Emily Mapp Brannon | March 19, 2009 5:52 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
Category:
Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
An unexpected death of a female resident at the O’Berry Neuro-Medical Treatment Center in Goldsboro, N.C. has resulted in placing four employees on leave. O’Berry is a state run home...