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Hospital Falls Can be Tragic – and Preventable According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, between 700,000 and 1 million people fall in U.S. hospitals every single year. These falls, mostly by patients who are already physically vulnerable, result in thousands of injuries and deaths. These incidents are all the more…

Getting Injured In a Hospital May Not Always Be Considered a Medical Malpractice Claim, Texas Supreme Court Says are governed by specific and complex laws that don’t apply to other types of personal injury lawsuits. Whether an injury claim is subject to those laws can have a significant impact on how the suit will…

Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants – What is the Danger? Hip implants are a wonder of modern medical technology. By surgically implanting a synthetic ball and socket into the patient’s hip, doctors can effectively replace an ailing joint, giving the patient a level of mobility that he or she may not have had in years. Unfortunately,…

New Technology could Increase the Risk of Misdiagnosis in Breast Cancer Patients When we hear of technological advances in the field of medicine, we automatically assume that the improved devices will enable us to better identify and treat diseases. According to a recent study by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, however, new breast…

Nina Pham, the Nurse who was Infected with Ebola, Files Lawsuit Against Employer As the Ebola outbreak unfolded last year, the entire nation watched anxiously as it spread through West Africa and eventually arrived on our shores. When a patient turned up in Texas, many were confident that our country’s first-rate medical facilities and…

Progesterone Bites the Dust in Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury A diagnosis of severe traumatic brain injury following an accident such as a car crash can have drastic consequences, including death and long-term disability. Unfortunately, there is still much that is unknown about the treatment of severe traumatic brain injuries. Here at GreeningLaw we…

Motorcycle Safety Tips for All Drivers When most people think about motorcycle safety, their first thought is often about the things that motorcycle riders can do. But it’s important to remember that all drivers share the road, and while there are safety tips that motorcycle riders can implement, there are also safety tips that…

Study Says, Your Concussion May Actually Be a Neck Injury A concussion sounds like the furthest thing from a neck injury, but new research suggests the dividing line between the symptoms of these two quite different injuries may not be all that clear. If you’ve been diagnosed with a concussion and your symptoms are…

CT Scans for Children: A Risky Venture? The CT (computerized tomography) scan is an important tool in the health care professional’s diagnostic toolkit. With a CT scan, a physician can diagnose internal injuries and check for signs of cancer and other diseases. As the technology for delivering the scans has improved, so has the…

Texas Considers Stricter Rules for Nursing Homes According to a study focusing on nursing facilities, about five million elderly people are abused, neglected, or exploited annually. This amounts to nearly 10% of elderly adults, and with expected growth in the elderly population, this number is expected to rise. Lawmakers in the state of Texas…