Falls are the most serious health and safety hazard in nursing homes. 67 percent of nursing home residents fall every year. Making matters worse, falls prompt 40 percent of nursing…
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Falls are the most serious health and safety hazard in nursing homes. 67 percent of nursing home residents fall every year. Making matters worse, falls prompt 40 percent of nursing…
Doctors have a fiduciary duty of care in New York. This legal responsibility, which requires doctors to set aside all other concerns and only do what’s best for their patients,…
The environment is different in civil court than from criminal court, mostly because the burden of proof is lower. If you anonymously report elder abuse to a New York nursing…
On a 90 degree day, after just thirty minutes, a car’s internal temperature reaches 120 degrees, even if the window is cracked. At that level, the body easily reaches heatstroke…
Most people enjoy a Fourth of July fireworks show. At the same time, 73 percent of all fireworks accidents occur in the days immediately around July 4th. These accidents cause…
Firm Will Pursue Litigation Against Sacklers Napoli Shkolnik, one of the nation’s leading firms litigating against the national pharmaceutical companies that fueled the opioid crisis, praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s…
Polypharmacy is Medspeak for taking more than one prescription medication at a time. About one in five Americans over age 49 is a polypharmicist, of sorts. Ideally, doctors and pharmacists…
Baltimore, Maryland is awash in plastic waste, and the City is seeking accountability from some of the biggest plastic polluters—including PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, and Frito Lay—for contributing to what they have…
By the book, informed consent, which is also called the consent process, is “A process in which patients are given important information, including possible risks and benefits, about a medical…
Wisconsin-based dairy company Schreiber Foods Inc. has recalled more cream cheese products as part of an ongoing recall due to potential salmonella contamination. So far, the cream cheese maker has…