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The majority of serious pregnancy complications are preventable with appropriate testing and medical monitoring. Doctors can identify the early warning signs of gestational diabetes or preeclampsia. Their interventions can help keep the mother as healthy as possible...
Sepsis is usually explained as something the body does to itself. Sepsis is a severe, life-threatening reaction to an otherwise ordinary infection, usually driven by a hyper-reactive immune system response. Sometimes, it really is nobody’s fault – but that is not...
You went to your doctor with pain. You told them something was wrong, and for months your doctors dismissed your concerns as nothing serious. Now you are facing an ovarian cancer diagnosis that could have looked very different if someone had listened sooner. If a...
Most pregnant women hope they will have an uneventful pregnancy that ends when they deliver a healthy baby. Unfortunately, not all women experience that. Some women have complications that can endanger them and the baby if they’re not managed properly. One pregnancy...
Learning that your child has a congenital condition can bring many questions. One of the hardest is whether medical providers failed to tell you something during pregnancy or after birth. In some cases, parents may have legal grounds to take action if important...
The birth of a child is a time of joy and celebration. However, some complications during labor and delivery can lead to serious injuries. Not every birth injury is due to medical negligence, but many occur because healthcare providers fail to follow accepted...
Technology has done a lot to improve the efficiency of medical care, but it can also have its downsides. If you have ever found your attention pulled away from a conversation by a notification ping or lost your train of thought to an open tab on your computer, other...
Surgeons and their support staff members use a variety of tools during operations. Generally speaking, medical professionals must account for every item brought into an operating room at the end of the surgical procedure. Sometimes, they miscount and realize that they...
Heart attacks are a leading cause of premature mortality and hospitalization across the United States. People experiencing emergency cardiac events generally require professional stabilization and emergency interventions, including medication and even surgery....
When a hospital sends you home, the discharge instructions should explain how to manage your care safely. In North Carolina, you have the right to receive information about continuing care and recovery in a way you can understand. Here are some of the key things...