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What To Do In a Car Crash

February 25, 2020WritingLeave a Comment on What To Do In a Car CrashJohn Risvold

After a car crash you must do three important things: call 911, get medical attention and never trust the insurance company. Lawyer up and make sure someone is fighting to protect your rights. The driver who hit you and the …

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Who Pays My Medical Bills in a Crash?

February 18, 2020WritingLeave a Comment on Who Pays My Medical Bills in a Crash?John Risvold

The number one question that my clients ask me is “who’s going to pay my medical bills?” If you’re in a crash or you’re injured through no fault of your own medical bills will start pile up. You need to …

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Fatal Truck Crashes Are On The Rise.

December 2, 2019WritingLeave a Comment on Fatal Truck Crashes Are On The Rise.John Risvold

How You Can Protect Yourself From a Truck Crash. Fatal truck wrecks across the United States are increasing at a rate almost three times that of deadly crashes overall. Among the most dangerous and deadly are rear-end truck crashes. While …

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Physician Burn Out a Public Health Crisis

January 23, 2019WritingLeave a Comment on Physician Burn Out a Public Health CrisisJohn Risvold

Physician burnout now a public health crisis According to a new report by Massachusetts doctors, “physician burnout has reached alarming levels and now amounts to a public health crisis that threatens to undermine the doctor-patient relationship and the delivery of …

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Why and How Cancer is Misdiagnosed

January 21, 2019WritingLeave a Comment on Why and How Cancer is MisdiagnosedJohn Risvold

The sooner a doctor diagnoses most cancers, the higher the likelihood that cancer can be treated. Delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of cancer, however, are all too common. In the United States, it is estimated that nearly 41% of people will …

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3 Things You Must Do After a Car Crash

January 14, 2019WritingLeave a Comment on 3 Things You Must Do After a Car CrashJohn Risvold

If you’ve been in a car crash here are three important things you need to do to protect yourself: Number one: dial 911 immediately,  that will ensure that the police arrive on the scene to take a statement and an …

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Hiring a Lawyer Doesn’t Mean Filing a Lawsuit

June 2, 2018WritingLeave a Comment on Hiring a Lawyer Doesn’t Mean Filing a LawsuitJohn Risvold

America has been labeled a litigious society, but the truth is that our legal system offers the best remedy in the world for righting wrongs. When you’re injured, whether it be in a car accident or as a result of …

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Can a Doctor be Held Liable for an Opioid Overdose?

May 14, 2018WritingLeave a Comment on Can a Doctor be Held Liable for an Opioid Overdose?John Risvold

After major surgery, patients are often prescribed opioid medications. These opioids have given rise to an epidemic of massive proportions.  Opioid overdose deaths are on the rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports half of all fatal opioid …

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As Nursing Home Needs Grow, Elder Abuse and Neglect Follow

April 24, 2018WritingLeave a Comment on As Nursing Home Needs Grow, Elder Abuse and Neglect FollowJohn Risvold

By 2050, people age 65 and older will make up 20% of the total U.S. population. As the need for skilled nursing home care grows, so does the rate of elder abuse and neglect. The fastest growing group of American’s are those …

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Never Confuse a Single Defeat with the Final Defeat

January 8, 2017Lifestyle, WritingLeave a Comment on Never Confuse a Single Defeat with the Final DefeatJohn Risvold

One of America’s most beloved writers, F. Scott Fitzgerald, was also one of its greatest motivators. He is famously quoted as saying, “never confuse a single defeat with the final defeat.” Losing a battle for the sake of winning the war …

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