People usually expect their doctor to behave as an expert should. Unfortunately, an unqualified belief that a doctor is both knowledgeable about the treatment they recommend and a patient's history could lead to someone suffering a preventable medical emergency. All...
Anesthesia, which is medication that reduces someone's awareness and sense of pain during surgery, is one of the most impressive aspects of modern medicine. Anesthesiologists are medical doctors who go to school for years to learn how to safely administer these drugs...
The upcoming Netflix movie ’Pain Hustlers’ is set to shed light on a dark and dangerous chapter of the healthcare industry. Based on a true story reported by Time Magazine, the show promises to unmask the opioid crisis like never before. While the dangers of...
Anyone who has experienced acute pain that is very intense or chronic pain that persists for days or even weeks understands how debilitating pain sensations can become. They can affect everything from appetite and sleep to work performance and interpersonal...
How many bottles of prescriptions are in your medicine cabinet? Although “overprescribing” is often brought up in the context of opioids alone, the reality is that too much of any medication can be a bad thing. The overprescribing of medications has emerged as a...
Anesthesia is a modern marvel. Local anesthesia can numb a specific area, whereas general anesthesia can put someone completely under so that they are unconscious. Anesthesia is also used during major surgery and it makes it possible to perform types of surgery that...
Physicians are the gatekeepers for many forms of medical treatment, including prescription drugs. If a patient thinks that they might benefit from a trendy new medication that helps people lose weight or keep their blood pressure under control, they will have to...
Some prescription medication errors occur in a patient's home and are therefore not the fault of any medical professional. The patient or their caregiver misremembers the doctor's instructions or mixes up several medications with poor results. However, medication...
A highly-anticipated murder trial begins in Columbus on Feb. 14 for an Ohio doctor suspected of causing nearly three dozen patient deaths through excessive, fatal doses of opioids. Thirty-five patients died under Dr. William Husel’s care at Mount Carmel West Medical...
Medical providers aren’t immune to making mistakes. Unfortunately, those mistakes can quickly put a person’s life in danger or cause them serious injuries. Making a mistake on the dosage of a medication, providing too much of the medication or even prescribing the...
