Many people have certainly heard about living will, but not all of them are familiar about what it is all about. Perhaps your doctor has asked you if you have one. The hospital and your long-term care facility may have also asked if you have it. It may be true that living will may not be a necessity, but it is very important. There are many things you should know about it. Here are those.

A living will is basically a valid and legal document specifying...

The United States Attorney in Boston recently announced the settlement of a health-care-fraud case involving five urologists and TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., a major American pharmaceutical manufacturer.  The government alleged that the urologists received illegal inducements from TAP to prescribe the drug Lupron in the 1990’s.   The physicians pleaded guilty to health-care fraud, and TAP agreed to pay $875 million to settle allegations of fraudulent drug...

The following is an expert answer given byFlorida work injurylawyer, Joseph M. Maus, and taken from AllExperts.com, a free Q & A service on the internet:

Question:
I had an accident at my job where I badly hurt my ankle and foot. I did let a supervisor know about the accident but I told him I would be ok and that paperwork was not necessary. Well the next day my condition was worse. The pain was severe on my ankle and foot. So I told the supervisor that I need to fill out...

Spending on healthcare can mean cutting a huge chunk of your budget as it can be seriously expensive. A lot of people are currently finding it difficult to make ends meet, especially in the face of the world’s financial crisis. If you are over 65 years of age, below 65 years old and with physical disability or if you are suffering from a permanent kidney failure condition regardless of how old you are, then you may be qualified to receive a healthcare assistance in the form...

Medical malpractice, or medical negligence is a highly technical field of law and it requires lawyers of high expertise to handle such complex cases. Medical or Health malpractice is simply the medical negligence of a health care professional who violates the governing standards of a medical community while providing treatment to a patient that causes him some sort of injury.

There are a large number of law firms and legal attorneys that provide you all types of legal...

For Health and Safety Professionals registered with IOSH it's now a requirement as aprt of the chartered status that CPD is constantly maintaiined and documented.

There are a whole host of courses out there with little or no merit and those that are extremely useful (not just health and safety courses).

http: " " Health and Safety Consultants have jumped on the CPD bandwagon and offer anything from one day CDM courses to 2 day DSE? I put the question mark there because...

It may not be necessary, but it would surely be wise and considerate of you to write and put up your own living will. It is a legal document that facilitates exercise of your right to make decisions about what could happen and what medical procedures to be performed on you the moment you undergo a critical or life-threatening condition. In cases wherein you would not be able to speak or decide for yourself regarding medical issues, the living will would definitely be...

Every person who wants to make known his desires for medical treatment—whether he agrees or refuses to undergo such—can do so by preparing a document called the living will. Also called the advance directive or health directive, this document clearly states an adult’s wishes concerning life-prolonging medical treatments should he becomes incapacitated to speak for himself.

It is also possible to express your wishes verbally to your doctor, but it...

Deciding to make a living will is one story; completing a living will form is another. Fortunately, living will forms are now standardized, and although they differ from state to state, most of the content is the same. Therefore, wherever the living will form comes from, filling it out is manageable.

Following are some of the tips for handling living forms. Carefully observe them when making your living will.

1. Read and understand the content. If,...

You can never be certain on what will happen to you so it is important to plan ahead. Making some preparations is forward thinking. Despite the sensitiveness of issues like injury, illness and death, it is always best to prepare so that you can make sure that you will receive the proper treatment. Preparing early would also spare your family from antagonizing on every decision that needs to be done. It also clears up some confusion between family members and even with your...