The Dangers of Misdiagnosing an Ectopic Pregnancy

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When these abnormal pregnancies are not identified and remedied, the patient may have a right to sue for negligence. Misdiagnosed ectopic pregnancies can devastate a woman’s health and affect her ability to bear children in the future.Early diagnosis and treatment ectopic pregnancies is essential. If your doctor misdiagnoses an ectopic pregnancy, you may have a […]

Hundreds of women need to have Vaginal Mesh implants removed

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What are vaginal mesh implants? The implants are medical devices used by surgeons to treat pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence in women, conditions that can commonly occur after childbirth. Some women with incontinence receive treatment using tension free vaginal tape, although adverse side effects are not thought to be as common. The mesh, usually made […]

Prostate cancer cases are being diagnosed too late

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ministers have announced extra funding for prostate cancer research. A cancer charity has warned nearly four out of ten cases of prostate cancer are being diagnosed late.  Research by cancer charity Orchid shows a “worrying trend” in late diagnoses.  In February figures showed the number of men dying from prostate cancer had overtaken female deaths […]

What happens when you lose is a question we are often asked?

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Losing bad enough you don’t get any compensation … But what if there were further sanctions on you? What if you also had to paythe defendants legal costs as well? Well don’t worry because we’ve thought of that. The court rules say that you don’t have to pay the defendants legal costs because of […]

Pedestrian Accident; what to do if it happens to you.

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Every year thousands of pedestrians are seriouslyinjured or killed in road traffic accidents in the UK. Anybody on the road is vulnerable, but clearly pedestrians are more so because they do not have the same physical protections as the vehicle uses who are also using the roads. Pedestrians are at risk of suffering extreme or […]

Is driverless technology making the roads safer?

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New Technology Improving Safety. Everybody knows that the roads can be a dangerous place, whether you’re in a car, on foot or a bicycle. Every year thousands of people are injured on roads, some of them seriously. However, with the increase of driver assistance systems, such as assisted parking, blind spot sensors and autonomous emergency […]

Have you been a victim of financial mis-selling?

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If you’ve been mis sold a financial product or investment then you are entitled to claim a refund if you’ve been left out of pocket. What is financial mis-selling? Financial mis-selling can arise in many different forms for example, you may not have been given suitable and appropriate advice about a financial product or […]

Hip Replacements are Causing Problems for Thousands

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Are you experiencing complications after undergoing a complete hip replacement?   Hip replacements, particularly for the elderly, can be truly transformative. However, in recent years problems have emerged in connection with some of the most popular and widely used hip implants. Some metal-on-metal (MOM) implants – particularly the DePuy ASR models – have been […]