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Our lawyers handling medical malpractice lawsuit against medical assistants in severe injury and wrongful death negligence cases in Maryland Medical Assistants in a Healthcare Setting Medical assistants are an important part of the healthcare team and are responsible for a wide range of clinical and administrative tasks. While they work under the supervision of licensed […]

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Earlier this year, Johnson & Johnson recalled several popular spray-on sunscreen products after testing found that the sunscreen contained benzene, a dangerous carcinogen. Now sunscreen lawsuits are being filed across the country and may eventually get consolidated into a new “class-action” MDL. The product liability lawyers at Miller & Zois are currently looking for new […]

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Slip and fall incidents among elderly residents in nursing homes can be very serious, sometimes even deadly. One out of every three nursing home residents dies within 12 months of going to the hospital for a slip and fall.  That is just an insane statistic.  Our Maryland nursing home lawyers see too many nursing home […]

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Our lawyers see a lot of pressure sore ulcer cases.  These bedsores come in many shapes, locations and sizes based in part on their etiology. The hydrocolloid in DuoDERM helps provide absorbency and a “moist gel-like environment” that helps promote moisture to rehydrate, soften, and liquefy the tissue. On contact with the wound drainage, the […]

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We are looking at a birth injury case in Rhode Island which has given us occasion to look at medical malpractice verdicts and settlements in Rhode Island.  This is just for general information. 2019, Rhode Island: $6,000,000 Settlement. This is just a tragic maternal death. A 21-year-old woman was expecting her first child. Her prenatal […]

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The U.S. has long had the highest rate of maternal fatalities during childbirth of any country in the developed world. STOP.  Read that again.  We are inundated with so many statistics these days that we lose sight of the ones that matter.  This one matters. This is insane. The rate of maternal injuries and deaths […]

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Medical errors can seriously affect patients. While mistakes made may not affect health outcomes, sometimes fatal results may occur. A Johns Hopkins study discovered that over 250,000 people die in the United States each year because of medical errors. This makes it the third-leading cause of death, after heart disease and cancer. One of the […]

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The potentially dramatic impact of a stroke on your health and wellness cannot be understated. What many people don’t know is that strokes arise from several possible conditions, including brain ischemia (commonly referred to as cerebral or cerebrovascular ischemia). Ischemia is divided into two categories: focal (specific to one portion of the brain) and global […]

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As a parent, you don’t want to hear that there’s a problem with your soon to be son or daughter.  Or that a life-changing complication was discovered in the hours after their birth. An infection during pregnancy can have devastating consequences for you and your child.  If untreated, maternal infection can result in a permanent […]