Picture this: it’s a snowy Friday night and you’re bundled up on the couch watching the new Star Wars movie. Just before the credits, something unexpected happens – your water breaks! Panic does not ensue because you are ready: equipped with hospital bags that have been packed for months, a nursery decorated to perfection...
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Orange barrel and arrow board season is approaching. Road construction slows Michigan highways, interstates, and rural roads, especially in the summer. Our state’s freshwater lakes, dunes, and natural beauty attract out-of-state visitors in the warm months. The increase of construction zones and road traffic is a dangerous combination, causing thousands of motor vehicle accidents...
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Re: The Estate of Peter Winkle v. Trinity Health Michigan Case No: 15-07703-NH, Kent County Circuit Court On January 31, 2017, the Kent County Circuit Court entered a judgment against Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Hospital of Grand Rapids, Michigan for violating patient safety. The hospital disconnected and denied continual heart monitoring for a 72-year-old...
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Have you recently had abdominal or pelvic pains and a gynecology evaluation found an ovarian cyst as the cause? Did a physician find a "dermoid cyst" (also called a "teratoma cyst" or tumor) next to your ovary and recommended surgical removal soon before it ruptures, twists, or causes infection? Is surgery scheduled to remove...
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Earlier this month the family of legendary comedian Joan Rivers settled a medical malpractice lawsuit against Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic. Joan died September 4, 2014 just days after she went to Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic complaining of sore throat and a hoarse voice. Ms. Rivers saw a gastroenterologist, who indicated a routine, minor procedure known as...
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