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Tamiflu – Dangerous Side Effects and Questionable BenefitsCall 410-825-5287 for a free medical malpractice consultation On January 20, 2017, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld a $3 million dollar verdict awarded to Katherine Palar to compensate for a four year delay in cancer diagnosis which reduced her chances of survival from approximately 70 percent to less…

Meningococcal Vaccine Side Effects Quite Serious, Linked to Neurological DisordersCall 410-825-5287 for a free medical malpractice consultation Do the Meningococcal vaccine risks outweigh the benefits? Meningococcal disease (meningitis) is a relatively rare bacterial illness that impacts the meninges of the brain and can lead to serious complications. The disease had been in decline for years before the…

Taking on Big Pharma: Dozens of Class Action Pharmaceutical Lawsuits Currently PendingCall 410-825-5287 for a free medical malpractice consultation Many pharmaceutical companies, not fondly known as Big Pharma, have a long, scandalous history of pharmaceutical corruption, and use less than ethical marketing tactics, which causes harm to millions of people around the world. Deep pockets and significant…

The Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) was created to provide the public access to the official record of adverse vaccine reactions to help them determine whether the benefits of each particular vaccine outweigh any potential risks. The database was not intended to replace scientific studies which are normally completed before a medication is approved for use in the general…

Municipal water fluoridation within the U.S. began in 1945 in Grand Rapids, MI and now impacts nearly two thirds of all Americans. Although the rate of dental caries has indeed declined in recent decades, data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates this trend has occurred in all developed countries, including those that do not…

Medical Malpractice Statistics and Lawsuit InformationCall 410-825-5287 for a free medical malpractice consultation Knowing the medical malpractice statistics can help one realistically assess their situation. Approximately 15 percent of all personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits filed throughout the nation result from medical malpractice. This translates into roughly 20,000 medical malpractice claims filed each year, despite estimates that…

Back in the year 2000, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published data revealing the shocking reality that doctors and medical errors were directly responsible for more than 225,000 deaths each year. Later in 2013, another study in the Journal of Patient Safety confirmed these statistics with even more dramatic figures, this time linking as many as 440,000 lives lost…

Adequate Vitamin D Levels Reduce Preterm Birth Rates -Are Doctors Keeping Up?Call 410-825-5287 for a free medical malpractice consultation Preterm birth rates, measured as the number of babies born before reaching 37 weeks of gestation, have grown to virtually epidemic proportions in the U.S., accounting for 10 percent of all births during the year 2015.…

Tamiflu – Dangerous Side Effects and Questionable BenefitsCall 410-825-5287 for a free medical malpractice consultation Despite recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) which state that cord clamping should be delayed from one to three minutes after birth, early cord clamping (ECC) still remains the standard of care within the vast majority of American hospitals. The…

Monitoring Preeclampsia – $4.25M Malpractice Settlement Involving the Death of Twins ReachedCall 410-825-5287 for a free medical malpractice consultation After losing her twin girls in 2009, Jo Ann Page of Archbald, Pennsylvania sought the assistance of attorney Matt Casey of Philadelphia who filed a medical malpractice claim on her behalf against Moses Taylor Hospital, Michael J. Kush, M.D., Francis…