Cerebral palsy is a disorder caused by damage to or lack of development of motor areas in the brain that impacts body movement and muscle coordination. While there is no cure, treatment, and supportive care can help those with cerebral palsy live fulfilled lives. However, families must understand and avoid certain risks to ensure […]
Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy is one of the most severe forms of cerebral palsy, with symptoms that affect all four limbs to varying degrees. This blog post serves as a guide for Philadelphia families seeking justice and support after a loved one develops spastic quadriplegia due to preventable errors during labor and delivery. Raynes & […]
People with serious medical conditions can suffer worsening symptoms and a poorer prognosis when doctors fail to properly diagnose them or wrongly diagnose them with a different health issue. In the case of cancer, diagnostic failures are especially dangerous. Many types of cancer are treatable when they are diagnosed in earlier phases, but if the […]
Missed diagnoses are among the most common types of medical errors that doctors sometimes make. If you go to the doctor because you are feeling unwell and are told that you are fine, the doctor might have made a medical mistake especially when you are suffering from a serious condition that he or she failed […]
For Bernard W. Smalley, it all started in his father’s West Philadelphia barbershop. Perched on the shoeshine stand, a young Bernard W. Smalley watched as his father cut the hair and dispersed wisdom to some of Philadelphia’s greatest legal minds: William H. Hastie, the first African American to serve as chief judge of a U.S. […]