Hospital errors can happen for a multitude of reasons. And although not every adverse outcome means that malpractice has happened, when it is clear that a medical professional has made a mistake that led to that adverse outcome, then the responsibility for a patient’s...
The best practices for medical professionals, especially paramedics and other emergency responders, include clear instructions to assess people for spinal cord injuries. Any time someone hits their head or experiences a major fall, there will be an assumption that...
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...
One of the reasons that childbirth can be so dangerous for expectant mothers is that the large skull that protects the brain of the baby can make birth painful and challenging. Obstetricians tasked with observing and facilitating birth to protect the well-being of...
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...
In many cases, skin cancer is very treatable when it’s found early. Doctors can potentially perform a minor operation after a biopsy and remove the infected area. It may not have spread very far and all of the tissue can potentially be removed in the wake of early...
There’s been a trend in the United States for a while now where people are buying oversized vehicles. Compare the size of a pickup truck today to one from the 70s, for instance, and it’s immediately clear that these trucks have gotten enormous. Go to any grocery store...
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...
