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Cerebral Palsy Causes
To understand what causes cerebral palsy, you must first understand what it is. Cerebral palsy is a form of brain damage that affects coordination, movement, speech, hearing, cognitive disabilities and various bodily functions. It is often the result of some type of injury to the brain at birth. Cerebral palsy is second only to autism…
What Causes Cerebral Palsy?
To understand what causes cerebral palsy, you must first understand what it is. Cerebral palsy is a form of brain damage that affects coordination, movement, speech, hearing, cognitive disabilities and various bodily functions. It is often the result of some type of injury to the brain at birth. Cerebral palsy is second only to…
Failure to timely diagnose patients results in serious injury, death
In our society, we are taught that the doctor is always right. We rely heavily on our doctor’s diagnosis and are expected to follow through with any treatment he or she recommends. There’s only one problem with this: sometimes the doctors get it wrong. And when this happens – it can mean physical, emotional,…
New Mexico Pursues Lawsuit Against Major Nursing Home Chain
New Mexico Attorney General, Hector Balderas, filed a lawsuit against a major nursing home chain. Preferred Care Partners Management Group is based in Texas but operates in 11 states including Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and New Mexico. The suit claims understaffing made it impossible to address resident needs,…
Generic Drugs vs. Brand Name: Which is Better?
Tell me if this sounds familiar. You are prescribed a drug by your doctor and drop it off at the pharmacy. Hours later you go to pick up the prescription only to find that you were given the generic kind instead. The pharmacist explains that it’s the same drug and that it’s cheaper, so…
5 Tips to Prevent Drowning Accidents in Arizona
If you type “Arizona drowning” into Google News, you’ll be met with far too many news stories of toddlers and even teens drowning or near-drowning. As temperatures begin to rise in Arizona, families will gather outside and children will flock to the swimming pool. This is what’s great about summertime in Arizona, but it…
7 Tips for Bicycle Safety
You’ll see them all too often this time of year in Phoenix: bicycle accidents. With the weather so nice, more and more people make their way outdoors to hike, bike, jog, and more, but activities such as these come with some risk. This is especially true for bicyclists. Some roads have bike lanes and…
Nursing Home Resident Abused After Only 6 Days
A nursing home worker in Michigan confesses to abusing a patient at the Whitehall Healthcare Center. William Hill, 28, has been charged with two counts of abuse of a vulnerable adult. He faces two years in prison if convicted. According to court documents, Thomas Johns has dementia and was in the home for only…
Family Settles Birth Injury Lawsuit for $2.82 million
The family of an 8-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and severe brain damage settled in court for $2.82 million with the hospital alleged to have caused her suffering. While pregnant, the girl’s mother, Marlis Flood, had some severe and unrelenting abdominal pain. She went to the hospital and was admitted for four days due…
Jury Awards $1.2 Million for Abuse of 96-Year-Old Woman
An Oklahoma jury found former nursing home owners guilty of negligence in a trial surrounding a disturbing video captured inside an Oklahoma City nursing home. The jury awarded $1.2 million to the family of a 96-year-old woman, Eryetha Mayberry, who was abused in the home by two employees. Eryetha’s three daughters filed a lawsuit…