After suffering from a brain injury, you are likely to experience symptoms that linger. Some may stick around for days or weeks. Others might last years. A few even last indefinitely, stretching out over a person's lifetime. To understand what you will face in the...
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Determining a property owner’s duty of care
The general theory behind premises liability law may seem simple to most people in Williamsport: when one sustains an injury on another's property, the property owner assumes liability for the incident (and responsibility for dealing with any resulting expenses). Yet...
What are pseudomonas infections?
Certain bacteria can be found in a number of places, including in plants, water, soil, and even on your skin. This is true of pseudomonas bacteria, which is usually harmless when a person is in good health. In some cases, pseudomonas bacteria can cause a serious...
Are waterborne viruses a risk in hospitals?
You may not enjoy having to stay in a hospital, but you probably feel safe when you are there. You expect the hospital to make you better, but sometimes, it can contribute to you becoming sicker. WPVI-TV explains that one hospital in Pennsylvania had an issue with...
Understanding your rights when working a light-duty job
If you sustained a work-related injury that resulted in your temporary or total disability, you undoubtedly received workers’ compensation benefits during your period of healing. Then your doctor released you to go back to work, but only for light duty, not your...
What is cervical radiculopathy?
If your chiropractor or health care provider recently told you that you have cervical radiculopathy, you may wonder what it is and how it happened. Is it serious? Is it life-threatening? Can you hold someone accountable? Before you panic, know that while it can cause...
What is a Pseudomonas infection?
Proper care of infants in hospitals in an absolute must to prevent illness and infection. Without the proper safety measures, there is a chance that infants will fall ill. This is especially true of premature babies, who are often immune-compromised. A pseudomonas...
What must I show to prove a doctor was negligent?
If you want to take a doctor to court for medical malpractice, you have the burden of proof. Even though, this type of case is a civil procedure, the doctor maintains innocence until you prove otherwise just as if this were a criminal case. The idea of proving guilty...
Hospital searches for answers in the deaths of three infants
Newborn infants are among the most fragile of us. Premature newborns require extra-special care because their immune systems are less developed and consequently more susceptible to infections. The risks to premature babies’ health are why hospitals go to great lengths...