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Justice For The Kowalski Family Brings New Hope For The CRPS Community

A family who lost their matriarch to suicide after a hospital grossly mistreated their sick child has won their landmark case. It seems fitting that the case of Maya Kowalski, whose battle with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) was chronicled in a hit 2023 Netflix…

By Bryan Pope

/ 10 Jan 2024

Justice For The Kowalski Family Brings New Hope For The CRPS Community

Netflix Documentary Highlights Family’s CRPS Struggles

A family battles a crippling disease that can be invisible for years and become so painful has been nicknamed “the Suicide Disease.” A health system whose leaders are heavy-handed and seemingly uncaring. For those who suffer from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), the recent Netflix…

By Bryan Pope

/ 2 Oct 2023

Netflix Documentary Highlights Family’s CRPS Struggles

Can Stem Cells Help Treat CRPS?

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic are studying whether human stem cells can help treat complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and the results could lead to medical breakthroughs. There’s currently no cure for the condition, which can be debilitating and leaves sufferers in tremendous pain. Current

By Bryan Pope

/ 8 Jun 2023

Are There Any Legal Options If You Suffer Side Effects From COVID-19 Vaccine?

The COVID-19 vaccine is here. Incredibly, it was developed in less than a year by pharmaceutical giants Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna and approved for emergency use by the FDA in December 2020. Many people are concerned about the efficacy and potential side effects of a vaccine…

By Bryan Pope

/ 4 Jan 2021

Are There Any Legal Options If You Suffer Side Effects From COVID-19 Vaccine?

Insurance Companies Capitalizing Due To COVID-19: Accident Victims Left with Bills

There’s no question that the coronavirus pandemic has affected every facet of our lives, from the way we work, travel, visit the doctor, pick something up at the grocery store and so much more. But something you may not think about until it’s too late…

By Bryan Pope

/ 13 Nov 2020

Insurance Companies Capitalizing Due To COVID-19: Accident Victims Left with Bills

Are Bad Doctors, Medical Errors Being Ignored Due to COVID-19?

Because of the pandemic, people fear going to the emergency room or even their doctor’s office. According to a survey by the American College of Emergency Physicians, one-third of adults in this country, about 29 percent, have actively delayed doctor appointments during the COVID-19 outbreak.…

By Bryan Pope

/ 5 Nov 2020

Are Bad Doctors, Medical Errors Being Ignored Due to COVID-19?

When Is It Bad To Be On The Roads?

Drivers beware. Early fall can be fatal. If the results of a new study are any indication, what you thought was the most dangerous time of year on the road probably isn’t the most dangerous after all. The numbers may surprise you. September is the…

By Bryan Pope

/ 6 Oct 2020

Liability of Driverless Cars, Who Will Be Responsible?

A driverless car may sound like something from the future, but they’re here and rapidly growing in popularity.

By Bryan Pope

/ 7 Aug 2020

Liability of Driverless Cars, Who Will Be Responsible?

Sign On the Dotted Line: Our New World of Covid-19 Liability Waivers

As businesses start to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, some companies are taking steps to try to protect themselves from liability. You may be asked to sign a waiver before entering an establishment promising that you won’t hold them responsible if you contract COVID-19 after…

By Bryan Pope

/ 4 Aug 2020

Sign On the Dotted Line: Our New World of Covid-19 Liability Waivers

If a Needle Stick Goes Wrong, Can It Cause CRPS?

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a rare, incurable condition that can have debilitating, long-term effects. People with CRPS, also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD), experience excruciating pain due to nervous system dysfunction. One of the perplexing things about CRPS/RSD

By Bryan Pope

/ 28 Jul 2020

If a Needle Stick Goes Wrong, Can It Cause CRPS?

Who’s a Good Dog Owner? Hopefully You.

Postal service workers are at high risk for injuries from dog bites, with nearly 6,000 USPS employees attacked by dogs in 2019 alone. The problem is so rampant that the agency acknowledges National Dog Bite Awareness Week every June to spread knowledge about the danger.

By Bryan Pope

/ 21 Jul 2020

You Are Not Alone: A Look At Well-Known Victims Of CRPS

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, leaves its victims in excruciating pain with the feeling they are in the midst of a lonely, uphill battle with no end in sight. CRPS occurs most often after trauma to a limb. An inflammatory condition, the nerves misfire, sending…

By Bryan Pope

/ 10 Jul 2020

You Are Not Alone: A Look At Well-Known Victims Of CRPS