When a patient is on dialysis, it is very important for doctors and care providers to do everything possible to help ensure that the dialysis goes smoothly and that nothing happens to compromise the health of the patient either during the dialysis or when providing other medical care. Unfortunately, a…
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Around 400,000 patients throughout the United States have kidneys that do not function. These patients are treated with dialysis, unless or until they are able to have a transplant of a healthy kidney. The purpose of the dialysis is to pump the blood out of the body, filter it of…
A great deal of attention is typically paid to nursing home abuse cases in light of the fact that around a million elderly adults suffer some type of abuse each year. Unfortunately, the elderly are not the only vulnerable group that may face sub-par care in residential treatment facilities. The…
According to the New York Times, there are an estimated 200,000 deaths each year as a result of preventable medial mistakes. In many cases, medical errors can also cause a patient’s condition to grow worse or can injure or kill a patient. Because there are so many errors, patients or…
Decorating homes and businesses is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. As a matter of fact, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimates that there are more than 200 structure fires that are caused by Christmas trees every year.…
On November 23, 2012, a Columbia Gas Co. worker responded to reports of a gas leak in the Springfield entertainment district. The worker followed markings intended to identify the location of the gas line and, working an appropriate distance away from where the gas line was supposed to be, used…
Facing some measure of accountability for the 32 people who have died and more than 460 who have been sickened, the owner of the New England Compounding Center raised his right hand before the House of Representatives, swore to tell the truth and then refused to answer any questions. Our…
Our Boston personal injury attorneys have been closely following the aftermath of the discovery of a deadly strain of fungal meningitis at a pharmaceutical compounding center in Framingham. Now, new reports indicate that even more people have been sickened or died as a result of exposure to this deadly strain.…
Officials in Boston and in Springfield are looking to make the area greener. According to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), they’re working to triple the share of travel in the state by transit, walking and biking. This is an established vision that’s going to sweep the state. Not only…