Injuries happen for a variety of reasons throughout a person’s life. At any given point in time, a person carries his or her medical history which includes prior medical conditions and injuries. These pre-existing conditions can affect a person’s ability to obtain health insurance and can cause potential complications for workers’ compensation if the person
n Home health care has become an increasingly attractive and viable health care option for millions of elderly, sick, and disabled persons throughout the country. In-home health care allows patients to remain in the comfort of their own home while receiving the necessary medical care and personal assistance that they require. Most home health care
Medical malpractice fatalities have reached a staggering high. According to a recent study, medical mistakes are currently the third leading cause of death, behind heart disease and cancer. Each year, between 220,000 and 440,000 deaths are attributed to preventable harm in hospitals – an amount that is more than twice that of the last major estimate
Cerebral palsy is a medical condition that can affect sensation, muscle control, head control, walking, muscle tone, coordination, balance and cognitive functioning. The most common causes of cerebral palsy include genetic abnormalities, low birth weight, premature birth, and infection. Cerebral palsy may also be result of a brain injury suffered during childbirth, including the misuse of forceps or vacuum
Medtronic recently announced that it was recalling about 15,000 of its guidewires – a heart device that is inserted through an artery and used to guide other devices (such as stents) into place and hold open blocked arteries – after the company received reports of four complaints, including one patient who went into cardiac arrest and
Simple frustrations are often responsible for escalated incidents of road rage. Sometimes a driver will make a rash decision that will anger another driver. Other times a driver will misunderstand another driver’s actions as aggressive driving. Many times drivers bring their non-driving frustrations onto the road and let their emotions affect their driving ability. Regardless
The unofficial start of summer is just around the corner with Memorial Day a mere two weeks. Summer in the Chicago area means picnics, bike riding, and swimming at the beach or in pools. While swimming pools provide countless hours of fun for both children and adults, swimming pools can be incredibly dangerous if certain
An Illinois woman is the latest to join the ever-growing string of lawsuits filed against the manufacturers of talc-based body powder. Last month, a lawsuit filed by Lynne Cebulske in St. Clair County Circuit Court and removed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois sought class action status on behalf of
Imagine that you are in an auto accident and suffer catastrophic injuries. Now imagine that the amount of compensation that you can receive under an auto insurance policy is capped at an amount that is significantly lower that the expenses that you have incurred for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Unfortunately, that is just
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