Sadly, nursing home falls are common. Residents are elderly or physically disabled, rendering them less likely to regain their balance should they trip, slip or misstep. The injuries can be severe, even life-threatening, as documented by a recent study. More than 1 in...
Month: October 2013
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Hospital Tuberculosis Outbreak Infects At Least 26
The word "tuberculosis" used to bring trepidation to Americans.The creation of the antibiotic streptomycin in 1946 largely quieted this fear, but a new drug-resistant strain of the disease has surfaced in recent decades. A recent tuberculosis outbreak at a Las Vegas...
Lawsuit: 6-Year-Old Killed By Medication Dosage Error
A misplaced decimal caused the death of a 6-year-old girl, according to a recent lawsuit against a pharmacy. The child was prescribed morphine to combat sickle cell anemia. Soon after her mother administered the medication in accordance with the pharmacy's directions,...