According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), winter storms create many hazards for workers and can make it more difficult to perform work-related tasks. As OSHA makes clear, employers are responsible for the safety and the health of their employees and for ensuring a safe workplace. Employers, therefore,…
The dialysis manufacturer Fresenius has become well-known not because of their advanced medical treatments nor because of their effective dialysis products. But rather because of a dangerous medical product they produced called GranuFlo. Recently, however, Fresenius has been in the news for a different reason. According to Investors Business Daily,…
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…