Summer is here, with the hot, humid weather that signals the flight of the snowbirds back to Canada and other points north. For full-time residents of the southern states, summer time means pool time. For an unfortunate few, a fun day at the pool can end in tragedy. When we think of the possible dangers [...]
In March of this year, a Colorado jury awarded a verdict of nearly four million dollars to the families of three families whose loved ones had died of cardiac arrest after being treated at dialysis centers run by DaVita, Inc. DaVita operates hundreds of dialysis centers throughout the country. Additional lawsuits have been brought against [...]
Opioid addiction is one of the most dangerous health crises in America. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than one-quarter of patients who are prescribed opioids for pain relief misuse the medications, and between eight and twelve percent end up addicted. Each day, 115 people in the United States die of opioid overdoses; three of those are [...]
Every year, Americans celebrate their independence, and many of us believe the holiday is not complete without fireworks. President John Adams wrote a letter to his wife on July 3, 1776, in which he said that Independence Day should be celebrated with “Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent [...]