Posts by Crandall & Pera Law, LLC
Suffering Woman Victim of Surgical Malpractice
In 2011, Rita Vasquez underwent cervical spine surgery at Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago. The surgery was intended to relieve the severe pain that she was suffering as a result of a compressed disc. Instead, Vasquez sustained serious injuries including vascular injury, hemorrhage, nerve injury, and continued bodily pain. Vazquez filed…
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Parents of High School Football Players
New research from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University has found that “87 of 91 deceased NFL players tested were found to have evidence of the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.” The study found that the prevalence of the disease is overwhelming; 96% of former players had evidence of CTE, and…
Read MoreOnglyza and Kombiglyze XR Linked to Pancreatic Cancer and Heart Failure
For adults with Type 2 diabetes, there is a range of drug regimens available to control the condition. However, two drugs have recently been linked to acute pancreatitis leading to precancerous changes and an increased risk of heart failure. Onglyza or Kombiglyze XR both belong to a class of Type 2 diabetes medications called incretin…
Read MoreTwo Boys Hospitalized with Severe Sunburn
An Oklahoma mother sent her 5 and 7-year-old sons off to daycare for a day of fun at a splash park. Before the trip, Shaunna Broadway called Happiness is Learning to find out if she was required to provide sunscreen for her fair-skinned boys. She was assured that the facility would supply sunscreen and take…
Read MoreFeds Levy Huge Fine Against Kentucky Nursing Home
Diversicare of Nicholasville has received the largest fine in recent years after a January inspection found that an outbreak of scabies went on for months and affected 45% of residents. The facility was fined $891,350 because of the operators’ unwillingness to respond to nurses and their supervisors complaints about residents with rashes. One of the…
Read MoreThe 5 Types of Elder Abuse in Kentucky Nursing Homes
People are living longer today than they ever have, and the number of our elders who are in nursing home care keeps growing at a rapid pace. The 2010 U.S. Census recorded the greatest number of people age 65 and older in all of the history of the census at 40.3 million, which is about…
Read MoreNew Study Shows C-Sections Safer For Breech Births
A Canadian study recently published in the journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology found that vaginal deliveries of breech babies were significantly more likely to result in birth injury that those delivered by planned C-section. The study included data from 52,671 breech deliveries, and concluded that planned C-section is by far the safest method of delivery…
Read MorePitocin and Birth Injuries: What You Should Know
Pitocin is the brand name of a drug called oxytocin, a natural hormone. Oxytocin is commonly administered to either induce labor or strengthen contractions during labor. While a Pitocin injection is generally considered helpful during difficult births, one study “found that the use of Pitocin to induce or augment labor was linked to unexpected admissions…
Read MoreDid You Take Benicar For High Blood Pressure?
Around 70 million adults in America have high blood pressure. That equates to one in three adults, and about half of these people use medication to control their hypertension. High blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, chronic heart failure, and kidney disease. Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil) is a common prescription drug used to…
Read MoreClogged Breathing Tubes Can Kill
The National Institute of Health tells us that, “A tracheostomy (TRA-ke-OS-to-me) is a surgically made hole that goes through the front of your neck and into your trachea (TRA-ke-ah), or windpipe. The hole is made to help you breathe. A tracheostomy usually is temporary, although you can have one long term or even permanently. How…
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