Getting help for a serious medical condition isn’t always easy, but it can be downright impossible during a pandemic. Patients in the Chicago area were sometimes left by the wayside while exploding COVID-19 cases took the focus, and things aren’t looking much better...
In July, we explored the pros and cons of telemedicine, also referred to as telehealth. That blog post explained the basics of telemedicine. It talked about how doctors may run a virtual visit with patients either over the phone or by a video conferencing call. Use of...
Having a loved one in a nursing home or other care facility brings many concerns. If you cannot visit that loved one on a regular basis, your concerns only grow. Perhaps the facility has visitation restrictions due to the pandemic, or perhaps you don’t live near the...
With the threat of coronavirus requiring social distancing, more doctor’s offices and health care facilities are offering virtual meetings with patients, both for those who suspect they have the virus and for those with other health problems. The Federal...
You rely on your healthcare providers to take care of you when you’re not well, but the fast-paced, high-pressure world of medicine can often leave doctors and nurses feeling unwell themselves. When they’re not at their best, it’s possible that you won’t get the help...
When women give birth in a medical facility, they rely on the health care professionals there o keep them safe. It is the job of the medical staff to protect both mother and baby. But human error is always possible. Today we will look at Erb's palsy, a condition that...
If you are like most people, you likely take one or more prescription medications. These medications are supposed to alleviate your symptoms or contribute to healing the condition you are suffering from. However, if your doctor or another health care professional...
Cesarean sections are a common – but sometimes risky – surgical procedure used in cases where natural childbirth may be too dangerous for the mother or child. Many obstetricians have routinely used C-sections for so-called “high-risk” pregnancies, which have risen...
Though the majority of births occur without incident, each year over 50,000 women are severely inured and approx. 700 die. As shown in the article by Alison Young that appeared today in USA Today, more than a half-million pages of internal hospital quality records...
By a vote of 218 to 210, the US House of Representatives narrowly passed HR 1215 entitled “Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017” but it does not actually protect access to care. This bill establishes provisions governing health care lawsuits where coverage for the...