If you find yourself in a situation that requires an attorney, you’re already experiencing an incredibly stressful time. Whether you’ve been injured in a car accident, by a faulty medical device or any other scenario that puts you in harm’s way through no fault of…
When it comes to dementia, many of us get to a point when we realize the people we love the most need more care than we can give them. As a result, we trust doctors and nursing home caregivers to do right by our fragile…
Choosing a nursing home for an elderly loved one is a serious decision. More than half of nursing home residents have some form of dementia, making it difficult for them to communicate coherently with other people. You must trust that the long-term facility you pick…
Scientists at the University of California – Davis are aiming to curb the number of brachial plexus birth injuries through a study that includes data taken from millions of families at hospitals throughout California. A brachial plexus birth injury, known as a BPBI, affects between…
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in children. Cerebral palsy symptoms can be severe and debilitating, while other times the symptoms are not as easy for others to see, creating more of a secret struggle only the affected individual and the family…
Mothers often describe giving birth as the best day of their lives. For some women, the opposite is true. Instead of feeling joyful and empowered, they suffer from injuries that cause permanent physical and psychological damage during labor and delivery. A recent study from The…
Having a baby is a beautiful experience. Unfortunately, it also can be one of the riskiest. While rare, labor and delivery complications are rising every year. Eighty percent of pregnancies and deliveries go just fine, but the other 20 percent experience a host of physically,…
Since the 1980s, government officials have been aware of water contamination on U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Those present on the base from 1953 to 1987 were exposed to contaminated water that they drank, bathed in, and cooked with. From this…
With this weekend and today being recognized as the Juneteenth holiday, to the recent massacre of ten black people at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo last month, addressing racism and the hate and violence it causes must be a top priority for all Americans.…
A man from Contra Costa County tragically lost his life in a DUI-involved accident in Kern County. The California Highway Patrol responded to the accident on Hwy 58 around 8:17 p.m. on Friday night, June 17, 2022. KGET-TV reports the crash occurred west of the…
