A disturbing article published in The New York Times reports that 92% of nursing homes employ one or more people who have been convicted of at least one crime…it amounts to 5% of all all nursing homes employees have had at least one criminal conviction. About half of nursing homes employ five or more people …
The goal of Brain Injury Awareness Month is to help the public learn more about brain injury, and to improve the lives of everyone affected–those who are living with brain injury, and their families and caregivers. To play our part, we have created our own quiz to help test your level of awareness. 1. According …
Mickey Rooney was born in the spotlight: His parents were actors, he made his stage debut when he was 15 months, and he has been acting in films ever since 1927, when he was 7 years old. Now, he has taken on a new role: Advocate speaking on behalf of victims of elder abuse. And …
The ideal doctor is brilliant, caring, and infallible. Unfortunately, that ideal is impossible. At HensonFuerst Attorneys, we handle enough medical malpractice cases to know that doctors and hospitals make mistakes. Many times those “mistakes” could have been prevented if standard medical had been given, or if the hospital followed proper quality procedures. When serious, preventable …
New research published in the online issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that smoking heavily can cause effects on the the brain decades later. The researchers followed more than 21,000 people for an average of 23 years. Of those, 5,367 people were diagnosed with some form of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular …
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The National Football League (NFL) has issued new guidelines about concussion diagnosis during games. Basically, team doctors will use a new standardized assessment protocol on the sidelines if concussion is suspected. This tool allows immediate evaluation of injury so that athletes with concussion or other serious brain trauma so that players can be removed from …
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I’m always on the lookout for nursing home stories that are happier and more optimistic. They are few and far between, but this one from the South County Independent (Maine) made me want to dig out my watercolors. Shady Acres Nursing Home has an active and energetic activities director in Shirley Stebbings. She, along with …
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Toyota Motor Corp. announced today that it is recalling more than 2 million vehicles in the United States to fix issues with accelerator pedals that can become jammed under floor matsor in the vehicle’s carpeting. According to USA Today, the specific models affected are: Lexus GS. About 20,000 2006 and early 2007 Lexus GS 300 …
In a series of articles, The New York Times has been telling the story of Dave Duerson, a 50-year-old former Chicago Bear and father of four who killed himself earlier this month. Duerson’s final wish, expressed in his suicide note and in a voicemail message to his ex-wife, was that his brain would be given …
Last week, we told you about a recall of Jantoven Warfarin tablets, manufactured by Upsher-Smith Laboratories. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that many other drugs by the same manufacturer are also being recalled as a precautionary measure: Because wrong-strength tablets were put into mislabeled bottles, the company is recalling all …
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