Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
May 6, 2012 • Health Tips,Motor Vehicle Crashes
Whiplash Injuries: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
What is a Whiplash Injury? Whiplash is a nonmedical term often used to describe an injury to the soft tissues of the neck. However, doctors still sometimes use this term or they may use more specific terms such as cervical strain, cervical strain, or hyperextension injury. In whiplash injuries, some or all of the soft…
read moreFebruary 28, 2010 • Health Tips
Hope for Brain, Spinal Cord Injuries
Charleston, WV — As a West Virginia lawyer representing people with brain and spinal cord injuries, I am always seeking new treatment options that offer clients hope. A new study at Children’s Hospital of Boston shows that deleting a gene that suppresses natural growth factors enables regeneration of injured nerve fibers (axons) in mice. Researchers…
read moreJanuary 16, 2010 • Health Tips,Personal Injury Law
Medicare Liens and WV Personal Injury Claims
Charleston, WV — As a West Virginia personal injury lawyer, I know how important it is for a person who has been injured to recover compensation for their injuries as soon as possible. However, attorneys must now carefully consider all Medicare liens on their client’s personal injury claims. Medicare liens can limit an injured party’s…
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