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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…
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…
8 Surgery Safety Issues and How to Remedy Them
Millions of people undergo surgery every year in the U.S. and with so many things that can go wrong this is often a very difficult decision for patients to make. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine report that there are 39 cases weekly of a surgeon leaving…
8 Surgery Safety Issues and How to Remedy Them
Millions of people undergo surgery every year in the U.S. and with so many things that can go wrong this is often a very difficult decision for patients to make. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine report that there are 39 cases weekly of a surgeon leaving…
Hit and Runs Increase: How to Protect Yourself
If it seems like you’ve seen more and more hit and runs in the news lately, it’s because you have. USA Today reported that hit and runs are on the increase in the U.S., citing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which shows that fatal hit and run accidents are trending upward. In 2009,…