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One of the biggest problems facing rural America today is lack of access to healthcare in the area. While not every rural area is experiencing a shortage in doctors and nurses, shortages are much more pronounced in rural areas than urban ones. According to federal...
When people get in their cars, they often do a few things without putting much thought into them. They start the ignition, check the mirrors and pick something to listen to. Hopefully, they also put on their seat belt. If this last part doesn't happen, drivers can...
America’s population is aging. People are living longer while Americans have fewer children. There is just a greater proportion of people 65 and over in the population than there ever was before. With that in mind, it may be time to re-think how we provide emergency...
Iowa road fatalities reached a six-year high last year as more drivers subscribe to risky and illegal behavior. According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, a total of 354 people died on state roads in 2021. That represents a 3% increase compared with the...
Yes. Medical residents can be held accountable for making errors that harm their patients even though they are “technically” not doctors until completing their residency. But statistics show that lawsuits against residents are unusual. One study, published in the...
On Oct. 23, Iowa-based grocery chain Hy-Vee warned consumers that onions sold at its stores between Aug. 13 and Sept. 1 are part of a multistate salmonella outbreak that has sickened over 160 people. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease...
The Iowa Supreme Court announced on Aug. 31 the selection of attorney Brian P. Galligan and 17 other legal experts to a task force to review the Iowa Rules of Evidence. The task force members will evaluate and recommend changes to Iowa’s evidence rules, which were...
The Best Lawyers in America®, an authoritative publication recognizing excellence in the practice of law, has included Brian P. Galligan in its 28th Edition. The recognition is for his high-caliber work in the area of medical malpractice-plaintiffs and is based on a...
Johns Hopkins University lists hospital medical errors as the third-leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for more than 250,000 deaths annually. It amounts to people dying from seeking care rather than the disease for which they need treatment. While...
A driver is pulled over late on a Des Moines night. He’s been weaving his car back and forth across the lanes. He’s also been struggling to keep his vehicle at the appropriate speed, sometimes slowing way down and sometimes exceeding the speed limit. The driver’s...
