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What Factors Increase The Risk Of Pressure Ulcers?
Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, will usually start out small and worsen over time. They can be extremely painful and costly to treat.There are a number of factors that contribute to the development of pressure ulcers, but the majority of individua...
Best Care Practices To Prevent Bedsores
Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores or decubitus ulcers, develop when recurring friction and continuous pressure breaks down the skin. However, the good news is that bedsores can be prevented.The skin breakdown occurs in bony areas that lack substantia...
Hawaii Nursing Home Sued For Mother’s Preventable Death
A Hawaii family is suing a Punaluu nursing home for negligent care practices that allegedly led to the death of their 65-year-old mother.Susan Pedro, a former patient of Oceanside Hawaii Assisted Living, reportedly passed away from sepsis and kidney failur...
Know The Bacterial Infections Linked To Endoscopy
There are 13 bacterial infections that may be spread by dirty duodenoscopes.
The Different Stages of Pressure Sores
Bedsores start out small and develop into serious and debilitating injuries.
Know The Signs Of Nursing Home Negligence
Instances of elder abuse and neglect are becoming increasingly common. While nursing home abuse involves a direct intent to harm seniors, negligence occurs when residents are affected or injured by the facility's failure to administer quality care.It is im...
Family Sues Norfolk Nursing Home For $4 Million
Tomara Carmon-Rogers entrusted the life of her grandmother, Mary Sherrod, to a Norfolk nursing home called Sentara Life Care.During her time at the facility, Sherrod developed serious wounds that allegedly led to the amputation of her leg.Although ...
Daughter Files Negligence Lawsuit For Mother’s Bedsores
The decision to place a parent in a nursing home is never easy, and it's no secret that the overall quality of elderly care varies. While some facilities provide round-the-clock attention and treat their residents with compassion and respect, others may be...
Extending Public Health Concerns
If you thought public health only included disease prevention, think again.The American Public Health Association is meeting to discuss fresh ways to tackle public health concerns such as poverty, violence, climate change, and drinking and driving....
Evaluating Homeopathic Cures
Homeopathic remedies are becoming increasingly popular in both conventional pharmacies and specialty drugstores.While some praise natural medicines as the purest kind of cure, others claim that science-based treatments are the only proven form of medic...