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New research that used data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from the 20 years preceding 2017 indicates that cellphones are contributing to a surge in head and neck injuries — including traumatic brain injuries — among people in the United States....
Once upon a time, physicians had to write out every prescription by hand — and a doctor’s lousy penmanship could easily lead to dangerous errors. These days, most prescriptions are either printed out from a computer or electronically transmitted directly to the...
The medical profession, as with so many others, has specialists and generalists. Patients are often referred to a specialist in Ohio when one physician is not sure of what the problem may be. A specialist is trusted to have more in-depth knowledge and to provide...
Thousands of people in Ohio are plagued by back pain. Open a magazine, watch TV and one may get the impression it’s one of the foremost health issues in the country, and it is. The population is aging and body parts are not immune. Back pain is one of the most common...
A recent tragedy occurred in Geona Township, Ohio when four members of the Reitter family died after a faulty water heater released carbon monoxide into their home. According to local investigators, the water heater was similar to a model that was part of a recent...
A professional is typically someone who has undertaken rigorous training and or education to attain a level of expertise in his or her chosen field. Surgeons are among this group and people entrust their lives to them. A surgical error, or medical mistake, can have...
Whether arriving for work, going shopping or taking care of business matters, Ohio residents may use parking lots at any time of the day or night. With distractions like cellphones, to-do lists and deadlines, they may not always be aware of their surroundings. In...
David Shroyer of the firm Colley Shroyer & Abraham filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of David Austin whose wife died of a drug overdose ordered by her doctor. David Austin said he called an ambulance in September after his wife, Bonnie Austin, had trouble...
A wrongful death lawsuit resulting from medical negligence was filed against Mount Carmel hospital, a doctor, and other medical staff claiming they intentionally gave a lethal dose of the drug Fentanyl to a 79-year-old woman in order to hasten her death. The lawsuit...
While a person may be serving time in prison for a crime he or she committed, that individual still deserves access to adequate health care when needed in Ohio. In a current case in another state a former prisoner brought a medical malpractice claim against the state...