For a long time, a friend of ours thought the term "medical examiner" was just a fancy way to say "coroner." It took some time, but we eventually succeeded in convincing her that they are not the same and that the differences are not minor matters -- depending on...
This past month, Representative Jesse Topper (R-Bedford) introduced House Bill 765 which modernizes the State's Professional Law to bring full practice authority to Nurse Practitioners. This Bill will make it easier for Nurse Practitioners to care for Pennsylvania...
The number of visits to hospital emergency rooms related to the misuse or abuse of pharmaceuticals rose dramatically during the latter part of the last decade. Between 2004 through 2011, the numbers rose 16% per year growing from 626,000 to over 1.4 million. A 2011...
There is no doubt that working as a doctor or nurse is an incredibly stressful career. When most people call something “a matter of life or death,” they’re being figurative. But for medical professionals, this phrase is all too literal. Every day, doctors and nurses...
Child abuse investigations in Pennsylvania are governed by the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL). Some of these changes have been driven by the Penn State and Catholic Church sex abuse scandals. The last and most sweeping of these changes took affect December 31,...
