Painter Law Firm

When you add breathing problems to a sore throat, it is time to get medical help

Epiglottitis can cause a life-threatening obstructed airway

When patients are discharged from a hospital to a nursing or rehab facility, it is a notorious time for things to fall through the cracks

Arachnoiditis sufferers often have no feeling from the waist down, and lose bowel and bladder control

It is risky for patients when a surgeon tries to participate in two surgeries in two operating rooms at once

OB/GYN doctors and labor and delivery nurses must act fast when the fetal heart rate monitor shows that the baby is not getting enough oxygen

Texas Advance Directives Act gives hospital committees complete immunity for deliberately stopping health care and allowing patients to die

Advance directive and medical power of attorney documents help guide health care decisions and protect against hospital committees

Retinal detachment requires emergency treatment by an ophthalmologist, or can result in permanent vision loss

Houston-area ER focuses on broken leg, misses broken back, despite patient's complaints that he could not move arms normally

Heat stroke is an emergency medical condition that, if not treated properly, can cause organ damage or death