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Our Birth Injury Attorneys Offer Representation in Austin
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Austin, TX” marker=”no” z=”14″] Austin is the capital of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a population of 842,592. Austin has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot summers and mild winters. Transit and Higher Education Major roadways in Austin include Interstate 35, Mopac Expressway, U.S. Highway 183, State Highway 71 and U.S. Highway 290. Austin’s airport is the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, located 5 miles southeast of the city. Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Metro provides public transportation to the city, primarily by bus. Austin is home to the University of Texas at Austin, the flagship institution of the University of Texas System with over 38,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 graduate students. Attractions and Parks As Austin’s official slogan is “The Live Music Capital of the World”, the city has…
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New Medical Breakthrough Gives Hope to Those with Cerebral Palsy
In an amazing medical breakthrough, doctors in Germany are the first in the world to successfully use stem cells to rehabilitate a young boy suffering with cerebral palsy. Before treatment, the child was in a vegetative state. Doctors administered the stem cell version of his blood directly back into his veins and began to study the changes in his brain cells at different times. Months after treatment, the boy’s symptoms improved greatly; the child has been able to eat without assistance, walk with the help of another person and even speak. The stem cell treatment has been shown to migrate to damaged brain tissue, causing them to repair themselves. This discovery could give millions that suffer from cerebral palsy hope for recovery. What is Cerebral Palsy? It is amazing that modern medicine has been able to give this child a better quality of life, because cerebral palsy is usually viewed…
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Texas Mother Files Lawsuit Stating Doctor’s Negligence is to Blame for Son’s Birth Defects
In May, a Southeast Texas woman filed a lawsuit against her pre-natal doctor stating that his negligence caused her son’s severe brain injuries by not delivering him in a timely manner. In the lawsuit, the mother states that she visited the Medical Center of Southeast Texas with complaints of painful contractions. During her stay at the hospital, she stated that her pre-natal doctor did not visit or check up on her; instead, he spoke only with nursing staff and ordered them to release her that same day. After her release from the hospital the contractions returned, and the mother visited the hospital yet again. The woman’s doctor ordered her to take a medication that is used to stop contractions; however, the medication did not work and the woman continued to experience contractions. During this time, her son’s heart rate dropped from 70 to 90 beats per minute. When the physician…
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