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My uncle is in a Kentucky nursing home. How can I tell if he is being physically abused?

There are a number of clues, including the following: bruises, welts, or scars—particularly if they are symmetrical on both sides of the body—that cannot be...

My wife and I are having a difference of opinion on whether the symptoms of a brain hemorrhage would be obvious. My wife says it would be obvious; I say it wouldn’t. Who’s right?

You both are right. Some symptoms of a brain hemorrhage, or brain bleed, are severe and recognizable, whereas some may be overlooked or attributed to...

When an Inherently Dangerous Kentucky Machine Is Even More Perilous

Each year in the United States, it seems, a different model of car is recalled because some component has failed, causing people to get into...

Getting Cheated by the Kentucky Healthcare Professional You Trust

We tend to respect and have faith in our Kentucky doctors and other medical professionals. In general, they earn this esteem; sometimes, however, our respect...

Do Kentucky Doctors Make the Right Diagnosis of a Fatal Brain Disease?

A fatal brain disease seems to be misdiagnosed more often than not, according to an article on the HealthDay website. A Deadly Disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease...

Just One Concussion Can Change the Brain for Life, Kentucky

Kentucky parents go pale when their toddlers hit their heads on a piece of furniture, insist that their kids wear their bike helmets, and say...