What to Consider Before Choosing a Nursing Home
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It isn’t easy trusting strangers with the care of your loved one, however, some families are unable to offer full-time…
Nursing Home Ratings By State
When families are searching for a nursing home facility to place their loved ones in, it is important to conduct…
How To Report Nursing Home Abuse
While many nursing home facilities care about their residents and provide outstanding care, others do just the opposite. A study…
Apple Recalls Macbook Pro After Reports of Fire Risk
Earlier this month, Apple reported that over 432,000 of their MacBooks needed to be recalled due to injury reports. The…
9 Telltale Signs of Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
Did you know that roughly 1 in 10 elderly people are abused by caretakers? Although it’s challenging to find solid…
Sexual Abuse By University Medical Professionals
Over the past few years, the nation has seen numerous instances of medical professionals sexually abusing their patients. Oftentimes, this…
How Nursing Homes Hide Abuse & Neglect
Elder abuse is a growing problem as the population of vulnerable seniors in this country increases. This problem is especially…
Smoke Fills Ballston Metro Station Tunnel
This morning commuters using the Orange and Silver lines on the Metro were met with delays after a train’s brake…
List of Negligent & Abusive Nursing Homes Released by Senators
Around 1.5 million people live in one of the 15,700 nursing home facilities in the United States. Nursing homes are…
Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse is Underestimated
For decades, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has been hailed as one of America’s greatest organizations for young people.…
Elder Abuse of Dementia Patients
A sizable proportion of nursing home residents suffer from dementia or other forms of cognitive decline. While most nursing homes…
5 Types of Nursing Home Abuse
One sad reality is that many elderly people are abused. However, some people are unaware that nursing home abuse happens…
New Court Ruling May Help Older Clergy Abuse Claims Proceed
The attorneys at KBA are working on sexual assault cases. Many survivors cannot bring lawsuits because the abuse happened many…
FDA Plans to Review Surgical Stapler Safety
In March this year, Kaiser Health News conducted an investigation that found that the FDA gave manufacturers of surgical staplers…
FDA Issues Class I Recall For Ethicon’s Circular Surgical Staplers
KBA previously noted problems with surgical staplers. Once again, defective surgical staplers are in the news. (more…)
New Jersey Sex Abuse Victims Are Allowed More Time To File Suit
In a development that should concern large organizations with a history of rampant sexual abuse, the New Jersey Legislature has…
12,200 Boy Scouts Reported Victims of Sex Abuse
The scope of the sexual abuse scourge that has gripped the Boy Scouts for decades has recently become more widely…
Public Access to Medical Device Problem Files – FDA Says
FDA says secret files on medical device problems will be opened to the public One of the ways that consumers…
Breast implants Linked to Cancer Will Remain On U.S. Market
Breast implants have long been a cause of significant side effects for women who have received them. There has been…
The FDA Will Have Strict Regulations On the Sale of E-cigarettes
Many people have either switched from regular cigarettes to e-cigarettes or have chosen the latter as a “safer alternative.” However,…