What Kind of Medical Care Does Workers’ Compensation Provide?

Jobsite injuries happen every day and range from minor scrapes to major physical harm. If you reside in Jackson, Clarksdale, Greenville, or anywhere throughout Mississippi and get injured on the job, your company’s workers’ compensation insurance provides the medical care you require. Workers’ compensation is “no-fault” insurance that covers expenses for injuries and conditions caused…

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Can I Sue if a Doctor-in-Training Causes Me Harm?

When you go to a hospital for any reason, such as to undergo surgery or receive treatment for a serious injury, you expect the physicians and other staff to provide the best care possible. Unfortunately, medical malpractice can occur, resulting in physical harm and possibly psychological trauma. And while physicians, surgeons, and nurses often come…

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The Risks of Revision Surgeries

No surgery is without risk, especially if the individual is older and or immune-compromised. Revision surgeries, or those where surgeons correct or alter their patients’ previous surgical procedures, are arguably even more risky. Errors resulting in revision surgeries are sometimes due to medical malpractice, though not always. In some revision surgeries, an erroneous 501(k) Clearance…

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Anti-Drunk Driving Technology May Be Here Sooner Than We Think

It has been mentioned before that anti-drunk driving technology could soon be implemented in cars—but it could be even closer than we think. A provision in last year’s proposed Surface Transportation Act would require all new vehicles to come standard with technology that prevents a car from operating if the driver is intoxicated. At the…

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A New ALS Treatment Drug Got the Green Light

Remember when all of social media was filled with people “competing” in the Ice Bucket Challenge? If not, the gist of it was this: someone tagged you in a post on social media that challenged you to donate to an ALS foundation, or dump a bucket of cold, ice water on your head. There was…

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The Seasons Are Changing. Be Careful with Your Hope Chests

Author Elizabeth Spencer wrote that in Mississippi, “July heat is furious, but in August the heat has killed even itself and lies dead over us.” Since she’s a native to the Magnolia State, we’ll begrudgingly admit that she’s right. Heat has a different meaning down here in the Delta. But we feel that cool weather…

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Errors in a Mississippi Emergency Room

When you go to the emergency room for an illness or injury, you expect to be cared for appropriately by the doctors and nurses. You never expect to suffer an injury at the hands of those who are supposed to provide you with the highest level of care. However, errors in the emergency room are…

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Preventing Backup Accidents with Cameras – Does It Work?

Driveway back overs are a parent’s and driver’s worst nightmare, and adults can be injured in a backing up accident as well as children. Responsibility in back over car accidents usually falls on the driver who backs into the other vehicle, an object, or a person. Drivers must always remember to be alert, look behind…

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Falls on Construction Sites – Preventable Tragedies

Over 11 million U.S. workers are employed in the construction industry, where falls are the leading cause of work-related deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) assert that falls are the number one cause of construction site deaths. In 2019, there were 1,102…

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