Polypharmacy is commonly defined in one of two ways. Either it is the simultaneous use of multiple medications to treat a single condition or it is the simultaneous use of multiple medications for multiple conditions. These definitions aren’t mutually exclusive,...

Although news media has done much in the past decade to reveal instances of shocking elder abuse in nursing homes, all too often, this abuse goes unreported. About 80% of abuse, neglect, or exploitation are unreported, according to a National Elder Abuse Incident...

Medical procedures can be minor or as major as brain or heart surgery. Thousands of these surgeries take place every day. Unfortunately, some of these procedures lead to medical malpractice. That’s a real concern for anyone who is facing surgery, no matter how...

Beginning in 2013, there have been more than 450 cases of health care workers routinely sleeping on the job in New York State. These employees, essentially paid to “sleep on the job,” endanger the patients for whose care they are responsible. At Edelman,...