Lawsuit Blames Nursing Home Neglect For Resident’s Death Following Hurricane
A wrongful death lawsuit indicates that residents at a Florida nursing home were left overheating and dehydrating following Hurricane Irma last year.
Tag Archives: Dehydration
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Lawsuit Alleges Invokana Caused Acute Renal Failure, Urinary Tract Infection, Other Injuries
Side effects of Invokana allegedly caused a Tennessee woman to suffer acute kidney failure and other health problems less than a month after treatment with the new generation diabetes drug…
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CMS Proposes First Nursing Home Reform Rules in Quarter Century
New federal proposed rules would overhaul nursing home care requirements nationwide.
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Byetta, Victoza, May Increase Risk of Dehydration In Diabetes Patients
A new study's findings suggest that Byetta and Victoza can increase the chances of diabetics suffering dehydration.
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Extendicare Nursing Home Settlement Results in $38M Payment for Poor Care
A nationwide nursing home chain has agreed to pay $38 million to settle federal claims that it provided substandard care that caused residents to suffer nursing home neglect injuries.
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Massachusetts Nursing Home Lawsuit Results in $14M Verdict
The family of a Massachusetts woman has been awarded $14 million in a nursing home wrongful death lawsuit.
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Lawsuit Alleges Side Effects of Benicar Caused Chronic Diarrhea Problems
The makers of Benicar face a product liability lawsuit from a Texas woman who suffered sprue-like enteropathy after taking the drug.
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Fleet, Other Laxatives May Cause Kidney Damage, Heart Injury, Death: FDA
The FDA warns that taking too much over-the-counter sodium phosphate laxative could cause severe injury and death.
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Nursing Home Morphine Overdose Lawsuit Results in $700k Jury Award
A Missouri jury has awarded $700,000 to the family of a man who died from a morphine overdose at a nursing home in St. Louis County, finding that the facility…
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Nursing Homes that Neglected Patients Got $5.1B From Medicare: Report
The country’s Medicare program paid more than $5.1 billion to nursing homes that were not providing the proper standard of care for residents, according to a new government report.
