The video “Technically Almost Legal: Driving distractions like these should be avoided—even though they are legal makes us laugh but also ask ourselves if maybe we all should look at the safety of what we do and not just ask if its legal or not: Joel Feldman…
Could it be true that avoidable medical errors by doctors and hospitals are the third leading cause of death in the US? According to a story written by Ariana Eunjung Cha on May 3 for the Washington Post, entitled “Researchers: medical errors now third leading…
Hawai‘i has an aging population that, although healthier than the national averages, face the normal health problems of aging including heart problems. As heart problems develop over time one of the greatest risks facing the patient is pulmonary embolism (PE) when a blood clot from the…
I propose that the government ban these 7 “organophosphate” pesticides that are are toxic to the human brain: chlorpyrifos-methyl (Dursban, Lorsban) dicrotophos (Bidrin, Diapadrin) dimethoate ethoprop profenofos terbufos tribufos Earthjustice, a leading protector of our environment explains why this
Hawai’i Residents routinely hear the commercials on television warning about the dangers of side effects from use of prescription medications. Every prescription drug has some adverse side effect and drug manufacturers usually set up prescription criteria and testing to make sure the patient gets a…
What is an “IME”? Here it is: Independent medical examination – Wikipedia An IME may be conducted at the behest of an employer or an insurance carrier to obtain an independent opinion of the clinical status of the individual. Workers’ compensation insurance carriers, auto insurance…
If you travel, you have probably noticed that some places are safer than others. I’m not talking about walking through a bad neighborhood at night with jewelry on. I’m talking about the difference between walking down the street in one city versus walking down the…
Many new clients often ask me “how long will it take to resolve my case?” My answer is always “much longer than you think.” Unfortunately, the legal system doesn’t work like an episode of “Law & Order” where everything is wrapped up neatly in a…
Imagine this. You are sitting at your desk and you have the power to write out a simple directive that will prevent 95 to 112 deaths and 7,072 to 8,374 injuries each year. My initial thought is how could I talk anyone out of doing that? What…
Scientific American, one of the country’s most prestigious scientific publications dropped a bombshell in it’s recent article “How Many Die from Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals?” The author, Marshall Allen, drops the bombshell in the first paragraphs: It seems that every time researchers estimate
In Texas to get a voter ID a person may need to a copy of their birth certificate. Sounds easy enough so let’s go through the steps of what it takes in Texas to get a copy of your birth certificate. If after reading the…
A lady who paid $4000 to a credit repair service was disappointed when they failed to repair her credit. In fact her credit card companies filed lawsuits against her and she complained to the company it took her $4000 that they had done nothing on…