On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jan 29, 2019 | Firm News
As you journey through pregnancy, you may encounter numerous health challenges. From weight gain to sudden aversion to foods you normally enjoy, as well as trouble sleeping, and occasionally feeling as though you’re riding an emotional roller-coaster, having a...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jan 24, 2019 | Firm News
Boston workers could face severe injury from a condition they may never have heard of — acute compartment syndrome (ACS). The condition can develop in the muscles of a worker’s limbs following a fracture or a crushing injury. Acute compartment syndrome is...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jan 17, 2019 | Nursing Negligence
Data from England’s University of Southampton confirmed what astute patients and their advocates have known all along: Hospitals with fewer registered nurses on staff experience higher mortality levels. It’s logical to extrapolate that a dearth of nurses...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jan 9, 2019 | Firm News
You may associate workplace injuries with things like falls, broken machinery or lax safety protocols. While all of these things certainly can and do contribute to worker injuries, most people leave out the third leading cause of worker death in the United States...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jan 9, 2019 | Nursing Negligence
When you are a patient in a hospital or a resident of a nursing home, the last thing that you want to worry about is whether the nurse in charge of providing your care is sleep deprived. After all, patients are both vulnerable and dependent upon their nurses for the...
On behalf of Barry D. Lang, M.D. & Associates | Jan 2, 2019 | Firm News
Regardless of where you stand on marijuana legalization issues, there are many reasons to be glad that recreational marijuana is now legal here in Massachusetts. For one, the new laws protect otherwise law-abiding people from getting arrested on pot charges. However,...
