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Medication errors often involve patients getting the wrong drugs. Often, these patients have no idea that the mistake has occurred. They are simply given a pill or a solution, or a drug is administered through an IV, and they assume that the hospital is giving them...
When someone goes to their doctor with a concerning symptom or unexplained pain, they expect them to ask some questions and do some basic diagnostic testing – even just poking and prodding. While it might be reassuring to be told there’s nothing wrong with you, you’d...
Birth control is a deeply personal medical choice, and people choose different options for a range of personal reasons. For some women, long-term options are better than solutions that require daily, weekly or monthly maintenance. The Mirena intrauterine device (IUD)...
It isn’t easy to get into the medical profession. Doctors and other medical staff must undergo many years of training before being permitted to treat vulnerable patients. As a patient, you are entitled to the highest standards of care. After all, if you’re gravely...
Both men and women can suffer from heart attacks, but the type of medical treatment that they get is often not the same. One of the problems is that doctors are more likely to misdiagnose a heart attack in female patients than they would in male patients. One reason...
Many people spend their final days, weeks or even longer in hospice care. Hospice facilities are intended to provide supportive care to people who are in the last phases of a terminal condition. While medical treatment won’t save their lives, the medical professionals...
Getting a timely and correct diagnosis of an illness or disease is the first step in treating it and alleviating any pain or suffering you may be experiencing. Unfortunately, however, every medical problem is not always identified accurately or promptly. That can...
Most patients end up being admitted to the hospital because their medical providers feel that their situation is dire enough to warrant dedicated care. Some require specialized treatment, such as medications that can only be administered in a controlled setting. The...
Researchers with the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PPSA) spearheaded a study on health care information technology (HIT) systems a few years ago to determine whether HIT systems were to blame for the nearly 900 medicinal error cases in the state in the first...
In an Alabama medical malpractice claim, the outcome of your suit will largely depend on the strength and credibility of your evidence. Unfortunately, putting together quality evidence in such cases can be complicated and tiresome if you do not understand your state’s...