On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP | Jun 14, 2016 | Injuries
Use of electronic medical records (EMRs) has been increasing dramatically in the past decade or so as more and more physicians’ offices and other health care providers make the switch from paper to digital records. The use of robotics during surgery has also...
On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP | May 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
You have a client who has unfortunately suffered devastating injuries and you paint the defendants into a corner where they have to concede liability. We recently achieved such a result in a case involving a major medical institution, a neurosurgeon and intraoperative...
On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP | May 5, 2016 | Injuries
If you’ve ever experienced a medical issue after a drug interaction, you know firsthand how scary it can be. Drug interactions can range from mild, such as rendering one of the medications ineffective, to possibly fatal. You rely on your health care provider to...
On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP | Apr 18, 2016 | Injuries
Brain injuries can be serious, traumatic, and life changing events. That is not only true for the people who experience them, but for the families of those people who often have to care for a loved one with a traumatic brain injury. In babies, brain injuries are even...
On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP | Mar 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
LEE S. GOLDSMITH, M.D.J.D. I recently attended the annual meeting of the American College of Legal Medicine. A featured speaker was Kenneth Shine, M.D., from the University of Texas, who was instrumental in the work of the Institute of Medicine and the continuing work...
On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP | Mar 1, 2016 | Injuries
“I thought I had the flu” This is what many women say after having a heart attack. TV and movies always portray heart attacks as chest pain and left arm tingling followed by an immediate collapse – and usually depict a man. However, heart attack...
On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP | Feb 4, 2016 | Injuries
Although hospital dramas on television often overdramatize surgery and other medical treatments, the truth is that even the most routine surgery is complex and not without risk. As the patient, your body and your health are on the line, and you’ve placed your...
On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP | Jan 21, 2016 | Injuries
Every year, more than 12,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. More than 4,000 will die. While these statistics are scary, it’s important to remember that cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable types of...
On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP | Jan 21, 2016 | Injuries
Could your disease have been caught earlier? Were you prescribed the wrong medicine? Was an error made during surgery? These are the questions on people’s minds after being harmed by a missed diagnosis or operating room injury. Uncovering a doctor or...
On behalf of Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP | Jan 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
LEE S. GOLDSMITH, M.D., LLB When I was in medical school, in my third year of training, we were assigned a month of training in obstetrics and gynecology. On my third evening, on call, about one o’clock in the morning we received a call from the Emergency Room...
