Between one to three million cases of domestic violence are reported nationally every year; however, there are an estimated ten million victims when including unreported cases. Historically, domestic violence was considered a familial matter that should be dealt with in the home, not in the courtroom. Slowly but steadily, […]

            The coronavirus pandemic has had far-reaching effects in various sectors of health law, including medical malpractice. Within the malpractice sector, there have been changes to how claims are litigated because ofemergency statutes changing liability, and there will likely be an increase in claims due to an increase in hospital-acquired […]

By Emilee Daniel Extreme heat is leading to a health crisis in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 658 people die due to extreme heat every year on average. The number of people impacted by heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and stroke, is even higher. American […]

By Paulina Andrews Few cybersecurity attacks on hospitals involve reading a newspaper through an IV bag because hackers removed physician access to the CT machines, but ransomware and cyber-attacks can have terrifying consequences. In a January 2018 ransomware attack on Indiana hospitals, one hospital paid the hackers in Bitcoin to […]

By Giulia Pastore On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to establish minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes as part of President Biden’s Nursing Home Reform initiative. The Biden-Harris Administration announced its commitment to improving the safety, quality of care, and […]