Common Physical Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Women
Exact numbers are difficult to pinpoint, but as many as 40% of American children experience some form of sexual abuse. In a significant number of cases, children experience ongoing abuse, often at the hands of a parent, caregiver, or adult in a position of authority. The betrayal of trust, not to mention the act itself,...
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Researchers Sound Alarm over Breast Implant-Related Lymphoma
As of late 2022, Allergen and other textured breast implants have caused hundreds of cases of breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) in the United States alone. So far, eight people have sadly lost their lives because of this cancer. “BIA-ALCL is a heterogeneous disease that can involve the implant capsule, soft tissue, regional nodes...
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Sex Abuse Exposed
After a four-year investigation, a Pennsylvania grand jury recently indicted nine men on charges connected to long-term sexual abuse in the Jehovah’s Witness church. Critics say church elders have treated child sexual abuse as a sin rather than a crime, carefully documenting cases in internal files, but not reporting allegations to authorities and sometimes letting...
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Sexual Abuse and the Five Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Responses
Sexual abuse survivors, as well as people who witness these activities, often develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Contrary to popular belief, PTSD is not a processing disorder that randomly affects some victims and leaves others untouched. Instead, PTSD is a stress-related brain injury. Extreme stress enlarges the amygdala and squeezes out the cerebral cortex. The...
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“Why Should I Retain The Yost Legal Group for My Personal Injury Claim?”
If you live in Maryland, more money might be the best reason to hire a Baltimore-based personal injury attorney to handle your case. Victims with attorneys get over three times more money than victims without attorneys. For starters, an attorney is a good legal advocate. A great attorney is the best legal advocate. With that,...
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Introducing The Yost Legal Group Privacy Policy
Valuing Your Data Privacy and Protection for Over 30 Years The Yost Legal Group has been in operation, serving the people of Maryland and around the world, for over 30 years. With tens of thousands of past and current clients, we have been a respected and trusted law firm right here in Baltimore City, Maryland...
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Top-Five Reasons Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors Do Not Immediately Come Forward
Delayed reporting of childhood sexual abuse is extremely common. Researchers have known this for years. Unfortunately, the law does not keep up with science very well. In recent years, several states have altered their respective statute of limitations laws in favor of survivors, including Maryland. A statute of limitations (SOL) limits a victim’s right to...
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No More Adverse Childhood Event Statue of Limitations in Maryland
In the wake of a sweeping report detailing long-term childhood sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Governor Wes More signed a provision that ended the statute of limitations (SOL) for institutional adverse childhood event (ACE) sexual abuse claims. “There is no statute of limitations on the hurt that endures for decades after someone is assaulted,”...
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A Closer Look at Traumatic Brain Injuries
Extreme, excessive motion causes most TBIs, an injury that kills over 64,000 Americans every year. Many personal injuries heal, for the most part, if the victims receive prompt and proper treatment. Head injuries, however, are permanent. That is because dead brain cells do not regenerate. These injuries usually cause lifelong cognitive and social interaction effects....
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MD Attorney General Finally Releases Sex Abuse Report
After many delays, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown published a 1,000-page report which detailed an “astonishing” amount of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Maryland over the past 80 years. The report paints a damning picture of the archdiocese, which is the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in the country and spans much of...
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