Information provided by the Alzheimer’s Association indicates that by 2025, more than 100,000 Louisiana residents aged 65 or older may find themselves living with Alzheimer’s disease. The debilitating, dementia-producing disorder ranks as the sixth most common cause...
People in Lake Charles place a great deal of faith in the opinions offered by their doctors. There is a good reason behind this, as such professionals often have years of both experience and education to back up their claims. Yet even with their impressive...
Louisiana mothers like you rely on healthcare to make your labor as safe and free of injury as possible. At Schwalben Law Firm, we work toward providing you with vital information that can be used to protect your health. In worst case scenarios, you can use this...
It is understandable to not enjoy being admitted to the hospital and want to get out as soon as possible. However, you and other Louisiana residents should understand the potential complications of being discharged before you are ready. When your doctor says you are...
No one wants to learn that they have cancer, which is why it’s so easy to feel a sense of relief when you receive a diagnosis of a less serious illness. Unfortunately, it’s possible for your medical team to make a mistake, thus leading to a delayed cancer diagnosis....
According to the CDC, stillbirths affect approximately one percent of pregnancies each year. That amounts to roughly 24,000 babies that do not get the opportunity to take their first breath. More than 10 times the number of infants die from stillbirth than those that...
Any chronic illness can be difficult to cope with. When your condition is largely misunderstood or minimized by the medical community and others, life can be especially challenging. Louisiana residents with so-called “invisible” illnesses may feel as if their concerns...
You rely on your medical team to diagnose any concerns in a timely and accurate manner. When this happens, you give yourself the opportunity to make a fast and full recovery. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. There are many commonly misdiagnosed conditions,...
Louisiana residents rely on medical practitioners to provide them with safe ways to care for themselves and their loved ones. When those standards aren’t met, it can cause critical damage and long-lasting ripples in a person’s life. Today, we will take a look at the...
You may think that birth injuries to newborn children and mothers are next to impossible. Birth has become extraordinarily safe over the last few decades. That makes it all the more distressing if you experience one of these tragic incidents. Any doctor is likely to...