The Supreme Court is set to argue next month the privacy of jury deliberations and how to address dishonesty during jury selection, according to a recent article in The New York Times. Supreme Court precedents and a rule of evidence currently set strict limits...
After many years of denial, the National Football League has finally recognized that rate of severe brain damage in its players that is much higher than the general population, according to a recent article in The New York Times. The NFL has stated in federal court...
The rare and usually mild enterovirus D68 has been recently sending kids in several Midwest cities to the hospital, worrying parents and doctors alike. Here are some things you should know about the virus, according to NBC News: How dangerous is this virus? It does...
Long-term use of several common anti-anxiety and insomnia drugs may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life by as much as 51 percent, according to a recent CBS News article. A recent study found that people who took benzodiazepines -...
The Medicare "five-star" rating of nearly 3,000 nursing homes across the country may be misleading to the true state of the facilities due to incomplete information, according to The New York Times. The issue is that Medicare bases their ratings largely on...
A common mindset within the medical community is that American patients are not very skilled consumers of health care and assume high prices mean high quality, but a recent study proves that may not be true. Tests like MRIs show some of the widest price...
After numerous instances of resident assaults and other serious problems that have gone uncorrected, a Central Ohio nursing home is in the process of having its license revoked, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Bon-Ing Care and Rehabilitation of Gahanna was found...
Crandall & Pera Law Attorney Marc Pera recently won a significant victory for his client, Victoria Stamper and her husband Steve, in a medical malpractice case against Michael Draznik, M.D. Dr. Draznik performed two surgeries on Victoria to remove her uterus,...
Even as the world's most technologically advanced country, the United States is ranked 34th among developed countries when it comes to the rate of infant mortality, according to a recent article in The Columbus Dispatch. Ohio, meanwhile, is currently ranked 43rd in...
As the rate of painkiller abuse continues to steadily rise nationwide, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has placed stricter controls on prescription drugs containing hydrocodone. Drugs such as Vicodin, Lortab and their generic equivalents will now be in the...
