It is extremely important for injured workers to give an accurate and detailed account of their accident and resulting injuries to the doctors they initially see. In Joey Hodgin’s experience, the Industrial Commission places a lot of weight on the descriptions found in the initial medical records. Conversely, if a patient does not give a […]
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Yes, it’s true, I the Workers Compensation Lawyer, Joey Hodgin, am going to let employers in on a big secret that could have me looking for another practice area. Are you ready for the stunning revelation? Here it is: Promote and protect the health of your employees; It’s really that simple. “Nothing is more important than
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Nursing Home Attorney Anne Duvoisin highly recommends “Still Alice,” a must read for those who want to understand what Alzheimer’s disease and its progression is like for the patient suffering from the disease. “Still Alice” is a novel by Lisa Genova written from the perspective of a 50 year old world famous Harvard psychology professor who
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Firm Partner Thomas Henson remains concerned about frequent brain injuries that result from Shaken Baby Syndrome . “The primary cause of Shaken Baby Syndrome is prolonged crying by the child,” said Henson. “I support all efforts we can make to educate parents about how to properly deal with an infant that won’t stop crying. New parents
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The Brain Injury Research Center at UCLA will begin studying ways to help heal a person’s brain immediately upon their arrival to an emergency room after experiencing a traumatic brain injury. Previously it has been thought that glucose levels needed to be tightly controlled in that situation, but new evidence suggests that the patient may
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: A Virginia jury recently awarded $750,000 in damages against an assisted living facility in Newport News where a former staffer is accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled resident. Junious Boyd Batten of Newport News is accused of sexually assaulting the man while working at the home as a certified nursing assistant. Batten is
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An unnamed certified nursing assistant at Tennessee’s Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center took images of several unclothed residents at the nursing home. The photos and videos were found when a cell phone was left at a local restaurant, a report from the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) indicates. A restaurant worker turned on the
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A Mannford, Oklahoma woman, Diana Harris, is suing Cimarron Pointe Care Center and one of its contractors for wrongful termination after she reported abuse and neglect of the nursing facility’s residents. In the lawsuit, Harris said she worked as a housekeeper at the facility for three months and was paid by Health Care Services Group,
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The NC General Assembly has proposed slashing $2.4 billion from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services budget over the next two years in an attempt to close a $4 billion budget gap. In all, 717 state jobs in human services would be cut, and programs like N.C. Health Choice, the children’s health insurance
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According to a study at the Washington University School of Medicine, a drug called rapamycin may help prevent some types of epilepsy that are frequently caused by brain injury. Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer Thomas Henson says that “these new findings are exciting because epileptic seizures and conditions are one of the most frightening and profound
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