WHAT IS ANOXIA AT BIRTH? One of leading causes of infant brain damage is lack of oxygen shortly after birth. Brain damage caused by lack of oxygen falls into two different categories: anoxia and hypoxia. Anoxia occurs when the infant undergoes a total lack of oxygen. If the brain is deprived of oxygen for even a […]

Each year hundreds of older adults, or elderly adults, are abused, neglected, and exploited. Many victims are people who are vulnerable and depend on caregivers to meet their most basic needs. Abusers of older adults are both women and men. They may be family members, friends or “trusted others.” WHAT IS EMOTIONAL ELDER ABUSE? Emotional […]

Medical malpractice can be caused by various actions, or inaction, on the part of health care providers. The central issue of a medical malpractice is negligence. A malpractice claim may exist when a health care provider has acted with medical negligence towards a patient. This means that the health care provider provided care which falls […]