We try as parents to keep our kids safe. From teaching them about dealing with strangers to the importance of wearing a helmet when riding their bicycle, life is full of lessons intended to keep them out of harm’s way. Daycare should be an extension of those lessons, a place of comfort and protection. While there are many excellent daycare facilities, there are unfortunately some that put children at risk. Daycare cen...

In the winter, slip-and-fall injuries increase some hospitals’ emergency room traffic by 500 percent. And, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, stress fractures in the foot are one of the most common injuries in the winter. Ankle injuries from falling are also common in the winter. Stress fractures are tiny cracks in the foot bones that may, at first, not cause much discomfort. But they can en...

Rehab hospitals: Can't live with them, can't live without them. You are out of the “real” hospital and on your way to recovery, which is encouraging, but you are not yet in your own home, and the place still has a hospital vibe. Nevertheless, if a patient has recently had surgery, a stroke, or a bad injury, a rehabilitation facility can help recover movement, flexibility, strength, cognitive function, or speech. It is ...

As auto accident attorneys, we know that cars can kill. Recently a young, up-and-coming celebrity recently died alone at his Los Angeles home. Upon hearing those basic details, many people just assumed that it was yet another tale of Hollywood excess gone horribly wrong. However, what actually happened to “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin last month could have happened to anyone that drives a vehicle equipped with an eight-s...

“Use as directed.” That warning appears on various types of medications, both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC), to help ensure that the drug performs as intended. Regulating medications in the U.S. is the job of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which recently issued a warning that taking higher than recommended doses of the common anti-diarrheal medication loperamide can result in serious cardiac adverse ...