The use of a stent when a patient has a heart attack seems to have become commonplace for many cardiologists. New evidence is coming to light that indicates doctors are overusing and misusing stents, and many patients, including some here in Louisiana, have suffered...
Month: September 2013
Fatal accident takes Louisiana woman’s son away from her
According to the victim's mother, he was just going to stop to get something to eat on his way home. He was four blocks from his home when he became involved in a fatal accident. Two hours after she last spoke with him, police told the Louisiana woman that he son had...
Car accident on U.S. Hwy 190 kills Louisiana man
The Louisiana State Police were called to the scene of an accident on U.S. Highway 190 in the early morning hours of Sept. 8. When they arrived, the troopers found that a man had been struck by a vehicle. That Louisiana man was pronounced dead at the scene as a result...
Man dies after walking away from single car accident in Louisiana
Louisiana State Police received a call in the early morning hours of Sept. 4 about an accident that appears to have only involved one vehicle. As they were responding to that call, another call came in about a pedestrian vs. car accident. Police believe that the two...
Louisiana hospital negligence: Nurse throws away kidney
When people in Louisiana hear the word surgery, they tend to get nervous. It might be as simple as a routine outpatient procedure or as life-threatening as a heart bypass. For one young woman, her fears came true when she was told she needed a kidney transplant....