Every nursing home accepts a legal duty to protect residents from the moment they enter the facility. This duty includes medical care, hygiene maintenance, fall prevention strategies, and basic human ...

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An Iowa nursing home company has faced at least 17 wrongful-death and negligence lawsuits over the past 16 months, a review ...

More than half of Americans age 65 or older are taking four or more prescription medications; 12 percent are taking at least ...

A female police officer tending to a detained patient, who was HIV positive, says she faces months of worry and medicated ...

Newport Mayor Jan Kaplan has voiced strong support for the Newport Fishermen’s Wives in their legal battle against the U.S.

What are the early signs of Parkinson’s disease? My husband was recently diagnosed after noticing a slight thumb tremor but ...

The CDC’s new wording on vaccines and autism contradicts decades of scientific consensus and draws fierce backlash from ...

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