Outside the Virginia State Capitol this week, a group of advocates made their voices heard — demanding that lawmakers take meaningful action on nursing home quality. Their message was urgent, personal, and, for many of them, long overdue. The demand from advocates came after the General Assembly’s recent session failed to address issues disrupting nursing home care and quality in Virginia. Earlier this month and late last month, Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Chesterfield and Rawls

What Is the Mazor Medtronic Surgical Robot?   The Mazor X and Mazor X Stealth Edition are robotic guidance systems manufactured by Medtronic, which acquired Mazor Robotics in December 2018 for $1.7 billion. Marketed as a precision tool for spinal surgery, the system is designed to guide surgeons during the placement of pedicle screws and other spinal implants. It does this by tracking the real-time position of surgical instruments relative to the patient's spine and displayin

Rawls Law Group recently reached a $1.3 million settlement for the family of a six-year-old girl who died from a small bowel obstruction. The defendant radiologist misinterpreted an ultrasound remotely and reported the findings as nonspecific, failing to identify massive ascites and bowel abnormalities that plaintiff’s experts opined were clear indicators of ischemia or obstruction. Rather than an immediate transfer for emergency surgery, the medical team followed the radiolo

Emergency departments handle life-threatening situations around the clock, making critical decisions under intense time pressure. While...