The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (PSAPA) was drafted to prevent people with criminal backgrounds from working in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. This would be achieved through a comprehensive national system of criminal background checks. The legislation would be a continuation…
Taking care of your aging parent in Kentucky can be exhausting and drain your resources when you have so many other things to handle. There is so much to worry about: meals, laundry, medication, and risks of falls to mention only a few. If at…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that, currently, at least 5.3 million Americans have a long-term or lifelong need for help to perform activities of daily living as a result of a traumatic brain injury. According to one study, approximately 40% of those…
The reportedly leading causes of traumatic brain injury are, as follows: a. Falls (28%); b. Motor vehicle accidents or traffic-related crashes (20%);c. Person struck by/against (19%); and d. Assaults (11%). Blasts are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries for active duty military personnel in…
A traumatic brain injury (or, “TBI”) is defined as a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of the brain. Not all blows or jolts to the head result in a traumatic brain injury. The severity of…
Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”), the world’s largest health products company, was recently sued by an AIDS treatment advocacy group that claims the drugmaker overcharged for medications it purchased under a United States federal program. According to allegations in the lawsuit, the Los Angeles, California –…