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The director of the Neurological Institute at Ohio State University has recently completed a study of four patients who all suffered severe brain injuries in car crashes in the last six to 21 years. The study investigated how deep brain stimulation affected severe...
In May, a medical journal estimated that more than a quarter of a million deaths in the United States each year are attributed to medical errors. Only heart disease and cancer cause more deaths each year. In 2011, a law changed in North Carolina that caused medical...
Childbirth is a wondrous feat, but it can be brutal on a woman's body. During a vaginal birth, a woman can experience a crack in her pelvic bone, torn muscles or tissues and a laundry list of other painful and sometimes embarrassing injuries. These are often...
If you have ever been in an emergency room in a big city, you know how hectic it can be. There are paramedics bringing accident, overdose or gunshot victims, doctors and nurses are rushing quickly up and down the hallways and machines seem to always be making some...
Over the next decade, the number of babies born in the United States is expected to increase sharply. Medical organizations and scholars say that dramatic charges have to be made in order to ensure the medical needs of their mothers are met. America is seeing a...
When someone suffers because of the negligence of a doctor, nurse, surgeon or other medical professional, he or she has a right to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against those she believes are responsible. This is true for most people in the United States;...
As you can likely imagine, telling someone bad news in a medical setting is difficult. Imagine telling a patient, though, that an adverse event had occurred that was not the patient's fault. One study has found that it is often very difficult for surgeons to tell...
It's only natural to trust your medical team. After all, these people are supposed to have more experience and knowledge than you. Even so, since you know your body better than anyone else, it's imperative that you pay close attention to your diagnosis and...
When you undergo radiology or laboratory testing, you assume that the people involved will do whatever it takes to provide accurate results. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. Instead, radiology errors are more common than they should be. Day in and day out,...
The birth of a child is one of the most joyous experiences of your life. Unfortunately, this can turn into a bad situation if you don't have a medical team making all the right decisions. It goes without saying that a vaginal delivery is preferred. There are many...