Today’s Louisville Courier-Journal carries the poignant story of two truck drivers. One was a Good Samaritan who stopped to help a motorist in distress. The other, an apparently drowsy trucker whose hours of service could not be documented because no logs were found, drifted off the highway as if he were exiting a freeway. The…
Continue reading ›Hospital-acquired infections are a major concern in healthcare facilities, affecting at least 2 million patients annually and resulting in extended durations of care and substantial morbidity. Such infections are estimated to cause or contribute to 88,000 deaths annually in the US, as well as requiring nearly $5 billion in treatment costs. The incidence of infections…
Continue reading ›A variety of injuries, illnesses and genetic disorders can cause damage to the auditory nerve, resulting in hearing loss for which hearing aids provide little or no help. Since sensory nerves have less capacity for recovery than motor nerves, such damage is often permanent and irreparable. The isolating effect of resulting deafness can be devastating.…
Continue reading ›The big law firms in Atlanta are raising the starting salary for new associates straight out of law school to $115,000. I have a lot of friends in those firms, and certainly enjoy the view from their regal offices when I visit. However, I have yet to see a first year associate who is worth…
Continue reading ›Yesterday I had an oral argument in the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. We had won summary judgment on a disability insurance case for a former dentist / real estate developer a year ago. My client was disabled due to a constellation of ailments all related to autoimmune disease and liver failure. The insurance…
Continue reading ›Montpelier, Ohio, 12/8/05 A tractor trailer loaded with plywood collided with the rear of a slower moving older private bus on the Ohio Turnpike Tuesday night. Two of the fifteen passengers on the bus suffered head injuries. According to the Toledo Blade, a line of commercial vehicles, traveling at 65 mph, moved to the left…
Continue reading ›LONDON, England, 12/1/05 British surgeons hope a new procedure using stem cells from the lining of the nose will help mend severed nerves of paralyzed patients and may one day allow them to walk again. Neuroscientist Geoffrey Raisman discovered 20 years ago that the cells responsible for sense of smell are good at renewing themselves.…
Continue reading ›Jefferson, GA, 12/2/05 According to a news report from Athens, a Jackson County woman was under the influence of a combination of drugs, including Oxycodone and Diazepam, at the time of a fatal April 1 wreck on U.S. Highway 441 just south of Commerce, according to a newly released indictment. Cindy Edwards Jackson, 37, was…
Continue reading ›Dallas, TX, 11/30/05. People who have suffered partial paralysis from spinal-cord injury show increased activity in the part of the brain responsible for muscle movement and motor learning after 12 weeks of training on a robotic treadmill, according to a report recently published by UT Southwestern Medical Center physical therapists led by Dr. Patricia Winchester.…
Continue reading ›FOXBOROUGH, Mass.–Dec. 2, 2005 Remember “The Six Million Dollar Man” and “The Bionic Woman” TV shows in the 1970’s? Those science fiction concepts are just a little closer to reality today. On a Today Show feature titled “Mind-moving Machines to Help the Disabled.” Katie Couric presented the story of Matthew Nagle, the first participant in…
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