Injuries

When New Jersey moms give birth, they trust in their medical facility to offer their best care. While many births these days go without complication or issue, things still go wrong. In some of those cases, the issues tie back to actions a medical professional did or...

When a birth injury takes place, the physical and financial consequences may be significant and they may be easy to see right away. However, less noticeable hardships, such as depression and other emotional challenges, also often arise in the wake of a birth-related...

Not every birth injury you or your baby suffers is due to the negligence of your doctor in New Jersey. Some situations are unforeseeable and a doctor may do everything in his or her power to avoid problems. However, there are some situations where a doctor does not...

Of all birth injuries, one of the most serious injuries that infants suffer is brain injuries. Brain trauma can affect children throughout their lives and affect their development and growth. When it comes to birth injuries, New Jersey parents benefit from an...

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CSC) approximately a quarter of all deaths that occur in the United States each year, over 600,000 can be traced back to heart disease. While many think of heart disease as a "man's disease" it is also...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - the time of year when products suddenly turn pink. The objective is to raise awareness of breast cancer and encourage women to get preventive breast cancer screenings. It is also a reminder to younger women to conduct...

The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance has dedicated September as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian cancer is the deadliness of gynecological cancers, and early detection is relatively rare. Only 20% of women diagnosed catch the disease in the early...

Problems with prescription drugs are one of the most common sources of medical errors. Mislabeled medications, incorrect dosages and negative drug interactions can cause serious health problems up to and including death. However, if the unthinkable does happen and you...

There is definitely an irony in life when you go into surgery to relieve a problem, only to find that the surgeons created a worse problem for you. This happens more often than the medical community would like to admit. The legal system recognizes this failure in the...

When you place your loved ones in a care facility, you expect the staff to treat them with respect and meet all of their physical and health care needs. Unfortunately, this doesn't always happen. As the elderly population continues to grow more families turn to...