Franklin Circuit Judge Philip Shepherd has come down on the side of justice, and declared Kentucky’s new law regarding medical review panels is unconstitutional. The Courier-Journal cited Judge Shepherd’s order: "The effect of the medical review panel...
The Cleveland Clinic right here in Ohio enjoys a certain reputation for excellence. In fact, U.S. News & World Report ranks them second in the nation for overall care. If you weren’t from the area, you might think that having the Cleveland Clinic right around the...
While the headlines seem to be full of stories about professional football players and traumatic brain injury (TBI), playing sports is not the most common way a person might suffer a traumatic brain injury. Being injured in a car crash or falling are the two most...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a campaign designed to raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, and to help women and families find the resources they need if they are fighting cancer. Imagine, for a minute, how different things could...
After surgery or when they are experiencing severe pain, hospital patients are given powerful pain medications as part of their treatment. But what happens when a patient who is in excruciating pain from a terminal illness receives Tylenol, an over-the-counter...
Truck drivers who are required to maintain record of duty status (RODS) logs will soon be required to use an electronic logging device (ELD) thanks to the mandate from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that requires ELDs to be installed in...
Medical research is moving so quickly now that it can be hard to keep up with the developments. Recently, a story about nerve stimulation caught our eye – not because of the risks that might be associated with it, but because of an extraordinary response it has...
On September 26th, a team of researchers at Boston University’s School of Medicine found something interesting in spinal fluid: a protein that could help detect chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the brains of patients who are still alive. CTE is a...
In June 2017, a new law went into effect in Kentucky, which calls for "Medical Review Panels" to review medical negligence cases before they can be filed in the court house. Sen. Ralph Alvarado (R-Winchester), who is also a physician, sponsored the legislation with...
In Cincinnati, Ohio, the driver of a tractor trailer lost consciousness while using heroin crashed his truck into a guardrail on Interstate 74 in the westbound lanes. Law enforcement reported that the driver blacked out after taking heroin and his truck rolled...
