by Rachel Arnold | Feb 21, 2022 | Medical
Bedsores, or pressure ulcers, are frequently an issue in nursing homes where elderly patients with minimal or no mobility are confined to their beds. They can also appear on patients in hospitals who are in comas or have injuries that prevent them from standing up,...
by Rachel Arnold | Dec 4, 2020 | Medical
We generally think of hospitals as places where people go to get better, not to get injured. While that’s usually the case, there is an unfortunately omnipresent risk of falls in inpatient settings and nursing facilities. Many patients in hospitals are there for...
by Mark Weycer | Sep 20, 2019 | Medical
As of September 17, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported receiving information on 530 cases of lung injury related to vaping products or use of e-cigarettes. As of that date, seven deaths had been linked to vaping products. Two deaths occurred in...
by Mark Weycer | Apr 29, 2019 | Medical, Product Liability
Proponents of e-cigarettes argue that the devices are safer than traditional cigarettes. They also argue that e-cigarettes can be helpful for individuals who are addicted to cigarettes but want to quit smoking. However, it is important to remember that e-cigarettes...
by Mark Weycer | Jan 18, 2018 | Medical
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a potentially deadly gas that is odorless, colorless, and tasteless, making the gas almost impossible to detect without the proper equipment. While some incidents of CO poisoning might be attributed to an error in judgment or a failure to...
by Mark Weycer | Jun 20, 2017 | Medical
When Houston resident Clara Ellis filed a lawsuit for her husband’s alleged anesthesia-related death, she claimed that her husband died because doctors at Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center administered anesthesia to him during surgery despite...
