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...
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Physician burnout leads to health hazards
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...
What is Erb’s palsy?
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...
Understanding common medication errors
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...
What are the risks of C-section errors?
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...
Study Finds Hospitals Know How To Protect Mothers-But Just Aren’t Doing It.
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...
Contact Your Senators asking them to vote NO on Anti-Civil Justice Legislation
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...
Happy Valentine’s Day: 3D Mammography Has Arrived – Significantly More Effective For Breast Cancer Detection.
What better present on this lover’s holiday than new technology to protect the lives of the women in our lives. Although regular mammograms are crucial in helping to prevent deaths as a result of breast cancer, new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at...
Medical Discovery: New surgical knife may instantly detect cancer!
As reported today by the Associated Press, in London an experimental “smart” knife was able to detect cancer in tumors from 91 patients. A member of the team which developed the knife utiilzed it on a piece of animal muscle during a demonstration at St Mary’s...
Another Reason To Always Get A Second Opinion On Surgery: A Usa Today Study Found That Tens Of Thousands Of Times Each Year, Patients Undergo Surgery They Don’T Need.
According to an article in USA TODAY on June 21, 2013, which was based on a review of government records and medial databases, tens of thousands of times each year, patients are wheeled into the nation’s operating rooms for surgery that isn’t necessary. Some patients...