12/12/2004· Medical - Medicine
The tragic events of 9/11 have diverted attention from the public debate in Washington about a national patients' bill of rights. The idea behind such legislation is that patients should have the right to sue their HMO or managed care insurer for money damages if their coverage is wrongfully denied, treatment is delayed or withheld, and their health is seriously damaged as a result
6/16/2009· Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence: Causes and What We Can Do to Control It
By: Martin Brenner
Domestic violence goes far beyond the typical stories you hear so often in the news. It can involve a spouse, former spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend, a child, parent or live-in partner. Hitting is but one aspect of domestic violence, a social issue across the globe that has a far-reaching impact
6/16/2009· Domestic Violence
California Looks Out for Youngest Victims of Domestic Violence
By: Martin Brenner
Family violence is a serious issue that plagues societies across the world and clogs up the already overburdened criminal justice system. Domestic abuse can occur between any two or more people living together – husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, partners, children, siblings, parents and others. It can include any type of physical
6/5/2009· Anger Management & Related Issues
Behaving Badly: Anger Management
By: Martin Brenner
Christian Bale is no stranger to the ranting and raving so common today among celebrity types. Whether they feel some sense of entitlement or superiority, gross displays of celebrity anger are everywhere. In Bale’s case, a July outburst on a movie set has left his public image in tatters. He has apologized for the incident, calling himself a “punk” and saying
6/16/2009· Counseling
Coping with Today’s Tumultuous Environment
By: Martin Brenner
The age in which we live is full of stressors that can build and trigger a slew of negative emotions. Anxiety and frustration are everywhere in today’s society and the way in which we choose to deal with them can have a profound impact on our lives. What we choose to do with our pain is up to us.
6/15/2009· Addiction Issues & Substance Abuse
Dysfunction at the Top: How Addiction Affects the Powerful
By: Martin Brenner
So many people wrongly assume that addiction is a problem that plagues the weak and the poor. Addiction does not leave anyone out. In fact, the rich and the powerful have their fair share of problems with addiction. They just have more resources to conceal and deal with the problems
1/15/2024· Speech-Language Pathology
Forensic Speech Language Pathologist And Dehydration In The Elderly
By: Megan M. Hamilton, MS, CCC-SLP
This article will address how a forensic speech language pathologist (SLP) can assist in determining if dehydration leading to hypernatremia or hyponatremia in the elderly can be considered a result of unmanaged dysphagia, substandard care, negligence on the part of medical staff or an unavoidable consequence of a medical condition.
3/20/2024· Speech-Language Pathology
By: Megan M. Hamilton, MS, CCC-SLP
Food material found in the airway or trachea in an autopsy gives the impression the patient choked to death and suggests liability on the providers’ part. That may be the case, some deaths simply are by choking and secondary to failure on the part of a caregiver to follow diet orders, feeding tactics, postural recommendations, compensatory strategies and/or other safe swallow recommendations.
10/26/2023· Speech-Language Pathology
Dehydration and Thickened Liquids
By: Megan M. Hamilton, MS, CCC-SLP
As with most medical interventions, thickened liquids have both benefits and weaknesses. Recent research demonstrates that patients consuming thickened liquids consume less than patients consuming thin liquids and are frequently dehydrated. There are several reasons postulated for this decrease in liquid intake...
8/17/2023· Speech-Language Pathology
Common Manifestation Of Death By Choking
By: Megan M. Hamilton, MS, CCC-SLP
It is not uncommon for documentation or discussion to use the term “choking” to describe instances in which food or liquid went “down the wrong pipe” or a significant cough occurred. Those instances are not, in fact, choking in the sense of foreign body airway obstruction that leads to death by asphyxiation.
