There are thousands of medical devices on the market, from hip and knee implants to CPAP machines to meshes used to repair hernias. Many of these products help patients to recover from injuries and painful conditions in order to live healthier lives. However,...
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture, which is caused by damage to the brain, sometimes during before or during childbirth. In certain circumstances, avoidable birth injuries can lead to CP, injuries which may be...
Several studies have examined the health disparities experienced by Black Americans. A comprehensive recent study by the Associated Press explored health care received by Black Americans, and one of its findings involving the fatality rate experienced by pregnant...
Anesthesia enables doctors to conduct surgeries and medical procedures and helps reduce pain and discomfort for patients. Still, the administration of anesthesia requires trained anesthesiologists to monitor drug effects on patients. Sometimes, during the...
We rely on medical professionals to provide correct and timely diagnoses of our medical problems routinely. However, sometimes these professionals are unable to diagnose our conditions, and sometimes they diagnose the wrong condition. Missed diagnoses and...
The Reardon Law Firm, P.C., has decades of experience handling medical malpractice cases arising out of negligence of medical professionals before, during and after childbirth. The birth of a child is usually a joyous and life-changing event. Unfortunately, the...
Hospital emergency rooms provide diagnoses and treatment to 130 million patients every year. Unfortunately, a new study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that not every ER patient gets the care they require. Johns Hopkins University researchers,...
When people go to the hospital, they expect to receive high quality care. However, sometimes patients receiving treatment at hospitals can succumb to a Healthcare-associated infection (HAI). What are healthcare-associated infections? According to the CDC, about 1 in...
Medical facilities can be fast-paced work environments where time is critical to ensure patients receive prompt quality care. However, some medical providers might try to do too much by multitasking, leading to mistakes. Minor mistakes can cause major problems...
You may not have heard of defensive medicine, which according to Policy & Medicine, occurs when doctors run excessive tests and do additional procedures because they are afraid of malpractice lawsuits. Not to be confused with preventive medicine and treatment,...
