A job in medicine is a high-demand career. Physicians work long hours and often have to makes sense of seemingly unconnected symptoms to help diagnose their patients. Unfortunately, physicians are often under intense pressure as employees of large, corporate medical...
Medical Malpractice
Claiming for misdiagnoses of diabetes
It’s always a risk that a medical provider could miss the symptoms and signs of a serious illness, but it shouldn’t be. Those who take their training seriously and who focus their time on really listening to their patients should be able to identify symptoms of...
Are bedsores a sign of medical malpractice?
The elderly and patients with paralysis or other illnesses may not be able to move around as much as they once did. They may be bedbound or in a wheelchair for many hours a day. They might need help to roll over or move in any way. Unfortunately, when one area of the...
Why doctors need to help patients on pain management taper off
Opiate medication revolutionized the medical world more than a century ago. Synthetic opioids that use the same biological processes as naturally derived opiates have created a second revolution in modern pain management practices. Modern opioid drugs are more...
Stomach pain: Not always just an ache that will go away
Most people won’t go to the emergency room for a stomachache. For those patients who see their general practitioners, medications might be prescribed to treat reflux or other common conditions. Unfortunately, sometimes stomach pain can be referred and may be a symptom...
Ohio’s opiate guidelines aim to reduce opiate abuse and misuse
The opioid crisis is one that has hit Ohio hard. There are many people now dealing with an opioid addiction who may have been struggling to deal with pain or other medical issues in the past. Overprescribing opiate drugs was the main cause of this epidemic, and...
Software dependence can lead to medical issues in emergency rooms
In theory, the integration of computers into medical settings protects patients from human error. Any physician or staff member can quickly reference records and diagnostic results with the click of a button. Scanning barcodes before administering medication can...
Rare illnesses still need a diagnosis: Necrotizing fasciitis
If you go swimming in local lakes or head down south to Florida or other states to go out on the water, there is a risk that you could get an infection from a flesh-eating bacteria. Since this type of disease, also known as necrotizing fasciitis, is so dangerous, it’s...
You can ask for a second opinion when you suspect a mistake
The average person puts total trust in the doctor overseeing their care. Whether you need treatment for chronic illness or surgery because of a traumatic injury, you expect the doctor knows what to do and how to do it. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of people...
How medical malpractice can occur with gestational diabetes patients
Being pregnant should be one of the most magical periods of your life, and a chance to celebrate the creation of new life. While many aspects of pregnancy can be extremely beautiful, there is also a lot of discomfort, pain and stress associated with pregnancy,...