On April 2, 2020, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an emergency order increasing the penalties for violating the Governor’s Stay-Home, Stay Safe Order. The order declares Covid-19 to have reached epidemic status in Michigan, and implements a number of measures…
If you’re a small business, you’re already well aware that making money during these statewide stay-at-home policies has been a challenge, if not impossible. On top of the obvious issues that came when you closed your doors, you’re likely trying to keep your employees paid…
In a previous blog my colleague discussed ventilators and acute respiratory distress syndrome. In this blog we will discuss pneumonia associated with ventilators (VAP), which is found to be a common infection associated with the usage of ventilators. VAP is defined as pneumonia that develops…
It seems so intuitively obvious. A low-speed crash that does little or no damage to the vehicle should allow the occupants of the vehicle to walk away unscathed. Physics, and extensive research going back decades, proves otherwise. To cite just one review of medical records,…
In the latest step of a major investigation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine medications, including Zantac, may expose consumers to “unacceptable levels of impurity.” As a result, the FDA is requesting that manufacturers withdraw all ranitidine…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers who take Zantac, or generic forms of ranitidine, to stop taking the drug following research linking it to a cancer-causing agent. The advisory comes as part of the FDA’s newly issued request for the immediate removal…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting manufacturers withdraw all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs from the market immediately. The request follows the discovery that these products could contain a probable human carcinogen called N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), and could therefore be linked to…
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed an enormous amount of stress on our economy. This is no different for millions of small business owners around the country. On March 27, 2020, the $2 trillion CARES Act was signed into law, giving relief to individuals, small businesses,…
If you’re a trial lawyer, you have a distinct advantage in terms of managing wealth. You are part of the only profession with the opportunity to defer an unlimited amount of income through periodic payments. If you have been working on (or thinking about) your…
Are you suffering from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)? If you have been living with excessive pain for more than six months and are experiencing changes in skin color, temperature and swelling in a certain part of your body following an injury, this may be…
