Lauren Ellerman

Occassionaly I branch out of the normal news media and make my way to www.slate.com.Today I found this article – “Take a Chill, Pill”Why oral cancer drugs are not all they’re cracked up to be.By Jessica Wapner. Check it out – it is thoughtful and thoughtprovoking. Posted Tuesday, Oct. 21,…

I don’t want to work on Christmas Eve or Thanksgiving – my guess is most nursing home employees don’t want to either.We see MANY mistakes and problems occur at facilities during the holidays. It could be staffing numbers; it could be employees want to be home and so they are…

Twice this week I have turned down cases where a nursing home was clearly negligent. Why would we turn these hurting families away?In Virginia you must prove two elements to successfuly pursue a claim of elder abuse or nursing home negligence. You must prove (1) that teh facility was negligent…

I know you will be shocked to hear this – but it seems our health care laws, rules and regs, may not be serving Americans very well.In today’s Wall Street Journal, Laura Landro writes about the increased use of IV medical treatment for patients that need home in-fusion therapy. A;though…

Consumer advocates often criticize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for failing to miss substantial problems. Have you heard criticism for their approving drugs with terrible side effects? Or allowing contaminated drugs or food from China into the stream of commerce?Criticism aside, they are called to monitor safety of products,…

I am from a few counties away from here in Florida, so it is with great pride I relay this news story to you:SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) — One of America’s Most Wanted is behind bars and the US Marshals are crediting FOX 35 viewers.He had been…

Do you remember in Star Wars when Princess Leia says “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope?”Well where do you turn when nursing homes continue to require families to sign arbitration contracts, without proper instruction as to what the contracts mean?“Help me Congress – you are our only hope!”Legislation…

I subscribe to a few blogs myself and this post caught my eye this morning:Doctor misses 32 lb. cyst.Why and how could he miss that?Apparently he said she was overweight. Could they remove it? YES – along with her ovaries, womb and fallopian tubes. And the physician is still practicing,…