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How is intrathecal chemotherapy used to treat leukemia?

Intrathecal chemotherapy is used to treat cancer in the central nervous system. Because chemotherapy drugs generally will not pass through the blood-brain barrier, treatment for...

What Does it Take to Distract a Kentucky Doctor and Cause Injury?

The results of a new study led by researchers at Michigan State University found that it could take as little as three seconds of interruption...

I’m afraid of being in Kentucky car accident while I’m pregnant. Where should I sit when I get in the car to reduce my risk of injury?

It makes sense that you would want to keep your unborn baby as safe as possible while riding (or driving) in the car. After all,...

Fatal Fleming County Kentucky Crash of 2013 Claims Two Lives

The first two Fleming County Kentucky traffic fatalities of 2013 reportedly occurred on Friday afternoon, January 4, 2013. According to accident reports, the crash occurred...

My mother has been hurt in a Kentucky nursing home. She is elderly and does not deserve to live under constant stress. How can I quickly resolve what has happened while protecting her rights?

Time is always of the essence after a personal injury. The person who was hurt understandably wants to get a fair recovery as soon as...

I’m going into the hospital for surgery next month, and I’m frankly terrified about picking up an infection while I’m there. I’ve heard that there is a machine available to hospitals that does a great job of eliminating germs, and I’d like to see if my hospital uses one. Do you know what I’m talking about?

Yes. It’s a portable “robot” made by Xenex Healthcare that releases 120 pulses of ultraviolet (UV) light each minute. Reflectors enable the light to be...