New federal nursing‑home staffing mandates aim to ensure adequate care for residents, but
most facilities fall short. An April 2025 analysis found that only 18% of nursing homes nationally
meet recommended staffing levels, and just 3% of facilities in Louisiana comply, meaning over
95% of Louisiana nursing homes will need to hire more staff. Louisiana and Texas were singled
out as having the lowest compliance rates.
Understaffing can lead to falls, bedsores and neglect. Families should review inspection reports
and ask facilities about staffing ratios. When neglect occurs, legal remedies may include
personal‑injury suits and complaints to state regulators.
Ovarian cancer is rare, accounting for just 1.3% of new cancer cases in the U.S. However, Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical company worth an estimated $70 billion, is paying millions of dollars in damages to plaintiffs across the country that allege the company’s talcum powder and bathing products caused their ovarian cancer. In February 2016, […]
Infant mortality remains a public‑health challenge, particularly in the Southeast. The America’sHealth Rankings (AHR) 2021–2022 data show that Mississippi has the highest infant‑mortalityrate (9.3 deaths per 1,000 live births), followed by Arkansas (8.1) and Louisiana (7.3). Incontrast, Massachusetts had the lowest rate (3.3). Louisiana’s ranking (48th out of 51jurisdictions) underscores ongoing disparities in access to […]
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) such as apixaban and rivaroxaban are popular alternativesto warfarin, but they are not suitable for every patient. The Clinical Excellence Commission’s2025 guidelines specify that DOACs are contraindicated for individuals with mechanical heartvalves or rheumatic mitral stenosis, moderate‑to‑severe renal impairment, significant hepaticdisease, triple‑positive antiphospholipid syndrome, active bleeding, pregnancy orbreastfeeding, or those taking […]
It’s a 15-hour drive from Louisiana to North Carolina, a long way home for Teresa Harmony who suffered a tibia fracture in Louisiana during the spring of 2013. According to Harmony, after a surgery that included an intramedullary rod and screws adjoined to her tibia, she traveled back home to North Carolina. Upon her return, […]
Louisiana’s medical malpractice cap of $500,000, enacted in 1975, has never been adjusted forinflation. By 2024, cumulative inflation increased 474.72%, meaning the cap would be roughly$2.87 million if it kept pace with general price levels. Health‑care costs have grown even faster(up 1,152.63%), and physician salaries have risen 733%, eroding the cap’s real value.According to National […]
Louisiana has the 3rd highest number of medical malpractice lawsuits per capita in the United States: 3.4 reports per 1,000 people, according to new data analyzed by the U.S. Government's National Practitioner Data Bank. How Much Money Do You Get for Medical Malpractice? With a population of 4.6 million, there were 15,716 medical malpractice actions taken in […]
A 2023 analysis by Johns Hopkins estimates that 795,000 Americans suffer serious harm fromdiagnostic errors every year, including 371,000 deaths and 424,000 cases of permanentdisability. Three categories—vascular events, infections and cancers—account for 75 % ofthese harms. These staggering numbers suggest that medical errors remain a leading cause ofdeath and disability, although they are not consistently […]
Can your Facebook posts be used against you in a civil lawsuit? With the increasing growth of social media, many judges have had to confront this question, especially in cases related to medical malpractice.
