When you or a loved one needs medical care, you want to know that you can be cared for in a way that will be beneficial or at least stabilizing to your own or a loved one's health. Doctors and hospital staff often do the very best they can and can perform what some...
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What is ‘informed consent’ in medical procedures?
Part of receiving medical care is the dialog between doctor and patient. In some cases, other health care professionals, like nurses or similar staff, may step in to answer questions and make recommendations. When a person is ill or has an injury, there is often a few...
Work-related death of loved one could be construction negligence
When you kissed your loved one good-bye this morning, you never expected that would be the last time you'd see them. Sadly, this happens to too many Cook County families, especially construction workers, when they do not return home from a job. There are an infinite...
In-home care: How to tell the good companies from the bad
When you or your loved one have suffered an injury or health condition that requires additional recovery beyond a hospital stay, you may need assistance from family members, friends or even licensed professionals to function on a daily basis. In-home care is a great...
Studies find car accident prevalence in Illinois State
Despite statewide attempts at increasing driver and vehicle safety, injuries and fatalities appear to be on the rise on Illinois roads. Attempts to get to the bottom of why the increase in driver and passenger injuries and fatalities on Illinois roads have turned up a...
What acts or symptoms might indicate nursing home neglect?
Millions of Americans reside in nursing home, and that number is expected to climb in the coming decades. A nursing home should be a place of safe haven and a place where loved ones can reside in the short or long-term. However, if a nursing home and their staff are...
Respond to unexpected loss of loved one in fatal car accident
It's terrifying to think that our loved ones could be here today, gone tomorrow. However, that is the horror that some Cook County families face after a fatal car accident. Fatal car accidents could be caused by any number of factors.Finding out the events leading up...
Financial implications for worker’s family after work accident
Losing a loved one in a sudden, unexpected way can be so devastating to family, friends and more. One way that has and will unfortunately continue to happen to Cook County residents is when a loved one dies in a tragic accident due to construction negligence.Proving...
Woman alleges item was left inside her after Chicago surgery
Have you ever left for work in the morning, but couldn't shake a nagging suspicion that you had forgotten something? Maybe you think the garage door was left open, or you can't locate one of your credit cards. Either way, it's not a good feeling to have. Well imagine...
Malnutrition and dehydration in nursing homes. Yes, it happens
The issues of malnutrition and dehydration in nursing homes were troubling enough to warrant attention from the U.S. Congress. In 1987, Congress passed the Nutrition and Nursing Home Reform Act, which requires nursing homes to "assess the nutritional status" of their...