Lauren Ellerman

Under Virginia law, you can revoke an arbitration agreement signed with a medical provider, while receiving care, up until, 60 days after care ended. Specifically this applies to nursing homes – so as a matter of course, when leaving a nursing home, we would recommend you send a letter to…

Today’s Wall Street Journal featured an article on the “home health” care industry. Without regulation, families have sadly learned the hard way, how difficult it is to find quality, and qualified help. Criminal records, physical abuse, financial fraud – the unimaginable has occurred to our nation’s seniors.While we support the…

A local physician told me in a deposition once, that he hates having to prescribe coumadin. When I asked why, he explained it was such a difficult drug to manage and required so much attention. Well, I know what he means. Coumadin, a blood thinner, is generally given post op…

I am on malaria pills for a trip I took recently. What if I get sick and need an antibiotic, do the two meds mix? What about those elderly adults on 7 or more meds. My Mom has MS and cancer – she is on 6 mds, and 8 vitamins…

If you were any where near a newspaper today, I am confident you read an article about Medicare fraud. This time, dead doctors were paid for services and supplies. Yes, you read that right.How does this happen?When you and I go to the Doctor, services are rendered, co-pay is collected,…

FDA announced yesterday it will begin requiring warnings on certain epilepsy drugs, that the medications may cause suicidal behavior.11 drugs, used for pain and epilepsy management will be required to include the labels. Pfizer, maker of Lyrica, testified that the FDA’s research did not match its own. Despite their efforts,…