November 23rd, 2011 tmccoy
by: Lauren Sutton, Esq. Both arbitration and mediation allow for cases to be resolved outside of a courtroom setting. These types of dispute resolutions may be used in personal injury cases. While arbitrations and mediations are conducted by an arbitrator and mediator, respectively, they both work towards achieving the same goal, a fair and reasonable [...]
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November 23rd, 2011 tmccoy
by: Brett Leitner, Esq. A feeding tube is a medical device used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot obtain nutrition by swallowing. A gastric feeding tube (G-tube) is a tube inserted through a small incision in the abdomen into the stomach and is used for long-term enteral nutrition. A nasogastric feeding tube (NG-tube) is [...]
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November 23rd, 2011 tmccoy
Patients trust and rely on doctors, hospital staff and other medical professionals to make timely and proper medical diagnoses and to offer timely and proper treatment. When doctors, hospital staff and medical personnel fail to timely diagnose a condition correctly in a patient or fail to properly treat a patient, the outcome can be devastating [...]
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November 23rd, 2011 tmccoy
by: Bruce I read this article in The New York Times and I thought this section would be of interest to our clients: Medtronic, the nation’s biggest maker of medical devices, has been facing intensifying scrutiny over its promotion of Infuse, the bone growth product at the center of the controversy. The bioengineered material is [...]
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November 23rd, 2011 tmccoy
by: Justin Varughese, Esq. Poor hygiene in nursing homes is often the result of an understaffed facility that has admitted more residents than it can handle. Often time, nursing home staff members lack formal education in proper hygiene approaches. Sadly, abuse with respect to a lack of hygiene most commonly takes the form of neglect. [...]
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November 23rd, 2011 tmccoy
by: Gary Falkowitz, Esq. It was supposed to revolutionize spinal fusion surgery. It was supposed to be the gold standard for treating degenerative disc disease. It was supposed to alleviate the pain. Forget what it was supposed to be and let’s focus on what it actually is. And for that, can’t we just ask the [...]
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