A state Senate committee approved legislation early this February that would create an autonomous panel to review potential lawsuits regarding medical malpractice. Senator Ralph Alvarado (R-Winchester) sponsored Senate Bill 6 with the intention of reducing the number...
Month: February 2015
Are Alternative Therapies Giving Real Hope to Traumatic Brain Injury Victims?
A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, may be life-altering. The actual injury to the brain can take many forms, and the effects can be present immediately or take weeks to manifest. No two brain injuries are alike, and the results can be range from mild to severe....
University of Louisville is Revolutionizing the Treatment of Spinal Injuries
When Calven Goza's 2012 car crash left him unable to move anything below the chest, he expected that he would never walk again. That did not stop him from hoping he might do so again one day - and thanks to a revolutionary program out of the University of Louisville,...
American Nurses Association Seeks an End to Fatigue-Related Errors
Sleep deprivation is a serious problem; it affects not only our overall health, but our ability to make decisions. When a healthcare provider is overly fatigued it can lead to catastrophic results. That is why the American Nurses Association is seeking to create...
Emerging Technologies: A Glucose Sensor May Put an End to Pinpricks
People with diabetes or any glucose-related health condition must test their glucose levels each day. To do so they take a small sample of blood, usually from the finger. A new sensor developed by the University of California, San Diego may put an end to those blood...