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Nursing homes in Virginia are regulated by the Virginia Department of Health. For information on filing a complaint go to http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/olc/complaint/ or…

Here is an uplifting story about a 40 year old who unexpected finds herself in a nursing home. The story shows that there…

Families must be on the alert for signs of nursing home abuse and neglect. Two key signs of abuse and neglect are pressure ulcers…

A 55 year old nursing home resident has been arrested for sexually assaulting another resident in a Hampton, Virginia nursing home.

The Virginia Board of Medicine provides free information about every doctor licensed in Virginia including whether he or she has ever been disciplined or paid…

We represent patients who suffer serious injuries when hospitals leave foreign objects in the body during surgery. Those patients are at risk for deadly infections,…

Just yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned that state's medical malpractice "cap" because it limited compensation to injured persons. Specifically, the Court ruled that the law…

In the last several days there have been encouraging stories in the media reporting that the U.S. Senate, as it mulls over the health care…

The reason is simple and logical: it is a never event.  There is no legitimate reason why a patient should leave the operating room with…

Last year I blogged about Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles implementing radio technology to prevent surgeons and nurses from leaving surgical sponges in patients.  Well…