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Mistakes will always happen in any workplace, and hospitals are no different. Doctors and nurses are humans, after all, and humans make mistakes every day. Yet, there are some errors that are so avoidable that medical authorities term them “never events.”...
Americans are living longer and retiring later in life. That holds true for physicians. More and more practicing physicians are over 65. Some people find it reassuring to see the same doctor they’ve had since they were a child or they just feel safer with an older...
Surgery may be the only viable solution if a doctor needs to remove a tumor or correct damage to one of your tendons. Although surgeries are inherently invasive, some of them require far more recuperation and preparation than others. For a doctor to operate on human...
WHO IS TREATING YOU? Emergency Room Hazards LEE S. GOLDSMITH, M.D., LLB You go to an Emergency Room, you are need of care—-What care will you get? What care should you expect? Obviously the care that you will get and should expect is going to be dependent on where you...
As a patient, you expect doctors to prescribe you the correct drugs in the correct dosages. If you are in the hospital, you expect them to administer them correctly. Expecting them to do that is fine. That is what they are trained and paid for, after all. Assuming...
No matter how it happens, medical malpractice injures all aspects of your life. Even a minor mistake can significantly impact your life expectancy and physical comfort. Unfortunately, malpractice also leads to pervasive psychological anguish affecting you and your...
Despite the laws and strict standards protecting patients from medical malpractice, thousands of cases occur annually across the country. Many of those patients are victims of negligence in the operating room. For most of them, life is never the same. A botched...
Maybe you’ve seen images of smiling doctors attending to grateful patients. Promotional materials for health care insurance, private clinics and medical school are full of them. It turns out the reality is not quite like that. A 2018 study found that 54% of doctors...
Nurses and medical aides working at residential facilities have a lot of responsibility. Whether they work at an inpatient cancer ward at the local hospital or a nursing home, their actions have a direct impact on the quality of life of the patients and residents...
A misdiagnosis can certainly be fatal. You trust your doctor to make a quick diagnosis and get you the help that you need. If you come in with a serious problem and the doctor misses it, you know that the results could be very serious. A delayed diagnosis is similar,...
