Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities across Michigan have become a hotbed for the coronavirus as the state attempts to put safeguards in place for vulnerable and elderly residents.As of April 24, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services...
Month: April 2020
Zantac recalled due to cancer risk
You may have experienced heartburn at some point. Whether it is a chronic condition or a temporary inconvenience, you likely try to treat your symptoms with medication. Unfortunately, not all medicines are safe.The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
FDA warns Singulair can have serious mental health side effects in children
Is your child’s medication putting them at risk for serious mental health issues? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently updated the asthma and allergy medication, montelukast (brand name: Singulair), with a stronger warning label.Data from the FDA...
Preventable Infant Birth Trauma
Even in the Coronavirus age we continue to fight for victims of medical malpractice. I took a deposition via Zoom today of a resident obstetrician who said that an admitting obstetrician violated the standard of care in forging ahead with an ill-fatal trail of...
Health Care Providers Should Always Take Suicide Threats Seriously
Suicide is a nationwide epidemic and in Michigan the number of people who have died by suicide has risen 33 percent since 1999, more than the nations' average of 25 percent. Unfortunately, many of our health systems are not practicing best standards when it...
Assistant to Convicted Doctor Found Culpable
recently won a court of appeals case against an assistant surgeon who worked along Dr. Aria Sabit. Dr. Sabit was a neurosurgeon who convinced dozens of patients to have spinal surgeries that they did not need. Dr. Sabit and his...
Oakland County Legal News
LEGAL PEOPLE The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys recently named two McKeen & Associates attorneys, Steven Hurbis and Kenneth Lee, to its list of the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 in Michigan. The National Academy of Personal Injury...