It is a situation that happens far too often. A family member starts having chest pains. She tells her treating physician who thinks she has heartburn and he recommends taking some antacids. Some time passes and the chest pain persists. Doctors still have not...
Year: 2015
Painkillers: Are They Actually Causing More Pain?
The prescription of opioid painkillers, such as OxyContin, Percocet, and Vicodin, is a popular way for doctors to treat chronic non-malignant medical conditions, such as lower back pain. Recently, however, the effectiveness of such treatment has been called into...
The Danger in Letting Hospitals Decide What is a “Medical Record”
Have you ever called a customer service number trying to find out the answer to a question only to be transferred to ten different departments and spending 2 hours on what was supposed to be a 5 minute phone call? Well, this process may become the norm for patients...
Leeseberg Tuttle Once Again Named One of “Best Law Firms” in Ohio
Once again, the medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers at have earned the distinction of being named one of the "Best Law Firms" in the country by U.S. News & World Report's 2015 Best Lawyers publication. [nap_names...
Leeseberg Tuttle Once Again Named One of “Best Law Firms” in Ohio
Once again, the medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers at have earned the distinction of being named one of the "Best Law Firms" in the country by U.S. News & World Report's 2015 Best Lawyers publication. [nap_names...
Telemedicine: The Risk of Seeing the Doctor from Home
Medical providers in central Ohio are experimenting with a new method in an effort to make "going to the doctor" a little bit easier. On November 2, 2015, OhioHealth will have some of their doctors begin seeing patients for primary care visits via video and online...
Medication errors during surgery: the scope of the problem
If you are going in for surgery, you probably have a lot on your mind. The questions come in bunches: Will the operation be successful? Will insurance pick up the bulk of the cost? How long will the recovery period be? And so on. It's good to know that many hospitals...
Arbitration Clauses: How Corporations Avoid Going to Court
Have you ever taken the time to actually read your Verizon or Time Warner Cable contracts? Or did you, like millions of other Americans, simply sign the agreement trying to get out of the store as quickly as possible? You might be surprised how one-sided it actually...
Statute of Limitations in Ohio for Foreign Objects Left Inside a Patient
The statute of limitations for medical claims can differ greatly depending on the injury. One such injury that demonstrates this difference is one arising from foreign objects being left inside a person's body. A foreign object could be almost anything, such as a...
Hearing loss and the role of audiology in preventing hospital falls
Preventing falls by hospital or nursing home patients is not always easy. Elderly patients may have neuropathy, movement disorders or other balance issues. Younger folks may have issues as well. No matter how they happen, however, falls can be very serious, especially...