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by: James Kapralos, Esq. Bedsores are a major problem in nursing homes. If you have a loved one in a nursing home you must be aware when a bedsore forms and report it immediately to the staff. The sooner a bedsore is treated, the more likely to get a desirable result. All residents should be [...]

by: Jay Breakstone, Esq. The effect of the illegal use of drugs on American society has been well-documented. However, how many of us have been touched directly by such drug abuse? More than we might ever imagine. In today’s world, applying for a job may well involve taking a drug test before being hired. But [...]

by: Allan Silverstein, Esq. On November 18, 2011 a horrific fire broke out at a Sydney Australia nursing home, claiming the lives of nine elderly residents, with nine still on life support in the hospital. A 35 year old registered nurse who worked at the facility has been charged with starting the fire and has [...]

by: Douglas Kugal, Esq. Social Security Ruling (SSR) 11-1p has been implemented. This ruling effectively limits the situations where subsequent applications can be filed while claims are pending at the Appeals Council. The Appeals Council is the governing body charged with reviewing denials by Administrative Law Judges. The backlog of cases to review puts the [...]

by: Brett Leitner, Esq. According to a new study from the Center for Disease Control, adverse reactions to four common drugs send about 100,000 elderly Americans to the hospital every year. The four commonly prescribed medications at issue in the study were Warfarin, Insulin, Aspirin and Plavix. Warfarin is a blood thinning medication used to [...]

by: William Dubanevich, Esq. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) report states that in 2010, there were approximately 181,500 children under the age of 15 who were treated in emergency rooms for toy related injuries, and 17 children deaths under the age of 15, up from 15 deaths in 2009. About half of the fatalities [...]

by: Justin Varughese, Esq. With the hustle and bustle of the holidays upon us, it is important to remember our loved ones in local nursing homes. Family members should realize the importance of reaching out to their family and friends living in nursing homes and try to make the holidays as “merry and bright” as [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]