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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
If you or someone you love is going to have surgery, then one of the things your medical provider may talk to you about is anesthesia. Anesthesia helps you sleep during a surgery. It essentially sedates patients, and depending on the type of anesthesia, may render...
Doctors have the duty to treat patients equally, regardless of their gender, age, race or medical history. However, in practice, there will always be doctors who discriminate whether consciously or unconsciously. These types of discrimination can lead to some patients...
