Delayed C-Sections Can Lead to Birth Injuries
Cesarean deliveries (C-sections) are a common procedure for women in labor. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 33% of all deliveries in the United States are performed via C-section. There are many good reasons why a doctor might feel a C-section is the best method for delivery. Generally speaking, the...
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Assistive Technology Improves Quality of Life for Children with CP
The team at The Yost Legal Group has created an infographic to demonstrate how assistive technology can help in the development – specifically the communication abilities – of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP), and how this technology can set them up for the utmost success. Cerebral Palsy is a birth defect that occurs when the...
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Maryland Delegates Are Working to Strengthen Statutes for Childhood Abuse Victims
Maryland Delegates Are Proposing a New Bill There is a groundswell happening all around the country. State-level politicians and non-governmental organizations are working together in numerous states to make it easier for the victims of childhood sexual abuse to seek justice. Delegates here in the Maryland General Assembly are also a part of this movement...
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Lead Poisoning Remains a Major Concern for America’s Most Vulnerable Inhabitants
Imagine you are sitting in a diner one cold winter morning. There is a hot cup of coffee or tea between your hands. You reach over to grab one of the small packets of sugar. You barely feel it in your hand. The packet weighs just one gram. That single gram is many times more...
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Defective Hip Implants Are Leading to Lawsuits
Do You Know What Brand of Hip You Have? Hips are in the spotlight right now on some of the biggest stages around the world. Andy Murray, Sybil Shapiro, and Al Roker have all made successful comebacks in their respective fields after hip resurfaces and replacements. Unfortunately, for many other people, hip replacements have only...
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Seizures in Newborns
What Is the Most Common Cause of Neonatal Seizures? Did Malpractice Lead to Your Newborn’s Seizures? Last week, I was researching birth injuries and came across a fascinating paper from the American Academy of Neurology about the causes of seizures in newborns. In studying neonatal seizures, a multicenter cohort of researchers found that 58% of...
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Hip Implant Recalls and How They Work
When a company learns that there is a problem with one of its medical devices, they have a responsibility to alert consumers. The company will propose a correction or removal depending on the type of situation. When the manufacturer does so, the FDA refers to this action as a “recall.” Medical devices are recalled when they...
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Patient Safety Tips: How to Take Charge of Your Healthcare
Patient safety measures help prevent mistakes and medical malpractice. As studies show that preventable injuries and errors are on the rise, it is no surprise that injured patients initiate most medical malpractice lawsuits. At the Yost Legal Group, we are too familiar with the injuries that occur with what began as a regular hospital visit....
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Unanimous Jury – Roundup Causes Cancer
BAYER’S FEET HELD TO THE FIRE AFTER JURY FINDS THAT ROUNDUP CAUSED CALIFORNIA MAN’S NON-HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA Bayer is certainly feeling the heat with its stock plummeting 12.5%, overnight (the biggest intraday loss in 16 years – estimated to have cost Bayer about $9.1 billion), after a second California jury ruled on Tuesday (March 19, 2019),...
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Pope’s Summit On Sexual Abuse In The Church Acknowledges The Problem But Is Short On Solutions
The first Vatican summit on sexual abuse confirmed that misconduct happens within the Catholic Church and has for decades. After international pressure, the conference was intended to make steps toward resolving wide-spread abuse among its clergy. Catholic priests and bishops are facing criminal trials across the globe. Currently, 17 states in the U.S. have continued...
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