As disturbing as it may be for us to ponder, we sometimes find ourselves subject to medical malpractices. Because human error is still as much a part of our reality as ever, cases of birth injuries and other medical misfortunes plague us to this day. According to a statistic from the United Cerebral Palsy, a…Read More >>
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Being Aware of the Dangers, and the Resource After a Volvulus Misdiagnosis
One of the most unfortunate and tragic of misdiagnoses that can occur during a pregnancy and delivery relates to the condition of volvulus. Volvulus, when it occurs, involves a twisting of the intestine—thereby blocking blood flow to cells in the intestines and the rest of the fetus. Usually, we associate volvulus with a condition we…Read More >>
Understanding the Dangers of Hyperbilirubinemia in Newborns
The final weeks leading up to a baby’s delivery can be the most crucial during a pregnancy. It falls to an experienced, and responsible physician to ensure that mothers and babies can pass these days smoothly, and safely, without causing health problems for either. Because two of our top birth injury lawyers were trained as…Read More >>
The Benefits of Occupational Therapy for Victims of Cerebral Palsy
In the wake of a birth injury, children often develop symptoms of cerebral palsy. As lawyers and former doctors, we at Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith, LLC do everything in our capacity to bring justice to these children and their families. Thankfully, there exist multiple forms of therapy to aid and assist the victims of…Read More >>
The Prenatal Risks of Diabetes
If you’ve ever experienced diabetes, you know how much it alters your lifestyle and affects your health. Over 12 million women in the US are affected by diabetes, forcing a change of diets, and activities. If diabetes is not diagnosed, monitored, and controlled, it can cause a range of repercussions—blindness, kidney failure, and coma, being…Read More >>