Imagine your life without the ability to smell or taste. Would Thanksgiving be the same without the aroma and taste of roasted turkey? How about Christmas and the comforting smell of apple cider and freshly baked cookies? Would a hike through the forest or mountains be the same without the ability to inhale the scent […]
The Eggshell Rule protects a victim with a pre-existing condition that makes him or her more susceptible to injury than a person in good health. Also called the “Eggshell Skull” Rule, the theory is that a person with an especially fragile skull who suffers a blow to the head should be able to recover for the […]
We trust our doctors and other health care providers to do no harm. The Hippocratic Oath, which originated in ancient Greece, still embodies the physician’s ethical rule to do no harm. Unfortunately, our trust and the Hippocratic Oath do not eliminate the possibility of error. Occasionally, medical mistakes do happen. When a Medical Error Is Deadly […]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States. This stark fact is too little known among parents and the general public, and the hope behind Brain Injury Awareness Month is that this danger will become more widely […]
Bringing a parent or other loved one into the care of a nursing home or other assisted-living facility is often one of the most difficult decisions anyone will undertake. All sorts of emotions rise to the surface: Guilt and shame because we’re unable to provide the sort of care our loved one needs, worry over […]
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