February is American Heart Month. This provides an opportunity to focus on cardiovascular health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a division that is focused on high blood pressure and hypertension, in large part due to the fact that hypertension is...
According to the CDC, flu vaccines and COVID-19 vaccines can be co-administered, which means they can be given at the same time if you are eligible for both vaccines. But the question remains, “Should you do so?”. Getting both inoculations at the same time if you are...
As personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers we have come to recognize all too well the frequency with which life can turn on a dime. Far too many people have taken the time to draft a will and left out advance care directives, also known as healthcare designees...
Recent data from the Pew Research Center reports that retirement rates declined during the Great Recession in 2010. This continued throughout the decade that followed, with a small increase in retirement rates during and shortly after the pandemic. This has...
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has noted a rise in colorectal cancers among young adults. One out of every seven patients diagnosed with colon cancer (15%) are under the age of 50. Nearly 18,000 people under the age of 50 will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer...
Hypertension is the most common medical problem during pregnancy. Some women have high blood pressure before becoming pregnant and others develop it during pregnancy. A woman is considered to have high blood pressure if the measurement is above 140 mmHg systolic (the...
Congress authorized the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to start putting together the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) in 1998. This task force is composed of medical experts and works to improve public health by recommending...
Ever been there? I have! You go with a loved one to a visit that could include a diagnosis of cancer or other serious medical disease or condition. You realize it is stressful, but you may not realize how important your role is. The minute the patient hears the “C...
Few medical errors are as vivid and terrifying as those that involve patients who have undergone surgery on the wrong body part, undergone the incorrect procedure, or had a procedure intended for another patient. These "wrong-site, wrong-procedure, wrong-patient...
Lawmakers signed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) into law on January 4, 2011. The law requires the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to achieve several goals, including: Establishing a National Alzheimer’s Project to create and...
