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Hot Weather Injury Risks For Nursing Home Patients
Hot weather is hazardous, and senior citizens are particularly prone to its dangers, including heat-related illness. Elderly heat stroke and heat exhaustion can have devastating consequences. You may think that since most nursing home residents are sedentary, how can they overheat? During the summer months when temperatures can rise into triple digits, elderly people who…
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Nursing Home Resident Overdoses On Cocaine
Not all nursing home residents are as old as we’d expect. Various life circumstances can lead a younger person to require around-the-clock care. In fact, the number of young people residing in nursing homes has increased in recent years. Young people ages 31 to 64 now make up over 14 percent of the nursing home…
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Physicians With Multiple Medical Malpractice Claims Go Solo
Physicians with multiple medical malpractice claims against them often try to save their reputations by starting fresh in a new practice. These doctors are more likely to stay in the same geographic area and either join a smaller practice or start a solo practice. In fact, according to a study published in the New England…
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Jury Trial For Patient Who Had Sponge Left In Her Body After Surgery
Having surgery is scary on its own. A patient is told of the potential risks, however slight they may be. Patients feel safer when they put themselves in the hands of educated, experienced professionals trusted to minimize these risks. They expect to be in better health after the procedure than they were before the surgery….
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Victims of Military Medical Malpractice Make Their Voices Heard
A recent congressional hearing allowed victims of military medical malpractice to share their stories in an effort to change federal rules concerning medical malpractice cases against the Department of Defense. The list of witnesses included service members, veterans, Gold Star family members, and legal experts who offered emotional testimony during a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing on…
