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• The Myth About Defensive Medicine

  Dan Frith | July 02, 2009 6:49 AM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  The health care system in this country has problems. The one point we can all agree on is that it just costs too darn much. The system’s other flaws, and the reasons why it costs so much, are...

• What are High Risk Medications?

  Dan Frith | March 24, 2008 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  By now most Americans have read something about the medication errors which almost cost actor Dennis Quaid and his wife the ultimate loss....the death of their twins due to a medication error (heparin overdose) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.Medication errors happen daily - it is part of the "grab and go" culture in busy hospitals. What can be done to reduce this...

• Lets Keep Track of Autistic Children and Demented Elders

  Dan Frith | February 11, 2009 3:58 PM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  I have often read the sad newspaper report of an elderly nursing home resident who wanders away from the facility (elopes) and is found dead hours or days later due to exposure. Less often, but...

• Herbalife Products: A Lead Risk?

  Dan Frith | May 21, 2008 7:04 AM | 6 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Do you know someone who takes Herbalife products? Herbalife is global nutrition and weight-management company, whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. If you know someone who is...

• Midwives in Virginia: A Bad Idea

  Dan Frith | February 03, 2009 10:57 AM | 25 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Virginia is seeing an explosion in the number of midwives....and this is a bad trend! I see many complicated deliveries where a fetus becomes entangled in the umbilical cord or caught in the birth...

• New Jersey Passes Safe Patient Handling Practices Act

  Dan Frith | January 09, 2008 6:31 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I cannot tell you how many times we have been involved in medical malpractice cases against hospitals and nursing homes where a patient has been seriously injured as a result of being dropped. Typically, the patient is being transferred from bed to wheel chair or wheel chair to shower chair and, as a result of improper technique and training, is dropped to the floor suffering fractured hips,...

• Midwives in Virginia: Part Two

  Dan Frith | February 04, 2009 11:45 AM | 17 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Yesterday I wrote a blog on midwives in Virginia...and boy did I raise some eyebrows! I do appreciate my readers' comments and, although I cannot respond to everyone, I do want to follow up on my...

• Moped Accident Highlights Need For Helmets

  Dan Frith | November 25, 2008 11:46 AM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  Nora Quezada was involved in a July 4 traffic accident in Waynesboro, Virginia that killed a moped rider, 50 year old James Baber. The victim died from his injuries at the University of Virginia...

• Recurring Problems with Nursing Homes #6

  Dan Frith | July 10, 2009 6:11 AM | 2 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Lauren and I have reviewed over 500 potential nursing home cases over the years and we see some problems over and over and over again. I decided we would share with our readers some of the more...

• Watch Out for Old Bones: They Break Easily

  Dan Frith | August 24, 2009 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Accidents in nursing homes are causing injury and even death to our nation’s elderly. In fact, each year average sized nursing homes of approximately 100 beds report anywhere from 100 to 200...