Knowledgeable and Experienced Guidance
A new law went into effect at the beginning of 2015 requiring North Carolina physicians to inform female patients about breast density. According to statistics reported in Citizen-Times, 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will have a breast cancer diagnosis sometime during...
A physical trauma can have a psychological impact and, in some cases, the reverse also may be true. A North Carolina woman alleges she suffered from conversion disorder - physical symptoms as a result of mental distress - after she underwent corrective surgery at Duke...
A 2005 report published by VitalSmarts and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses said that out of 1,700 medical staffers, including from doctors and nurses to administrators, more than half of those healthcare workers personally witnessed their coworkers...
Those in North Carolina who recently had or are expecting a child might want to pay attention to the findings of a European study examining the benefits of inducing labor for babies who are larger than average. When babies are in the top weight percentile for their...
While the results of a 2011 study involving lung cancer screening tests using CT scans helped influence Medicare to offer annual screenings for some smokers, many physicians worry that there are also negatives to this decision. The study showed that lung cancer deaths...
Patients in North Carolina may be interested in learning about a study released by the Doctor's Group on April 13, which shows that emergency physicians face lawsuits more often than other types of medical specialists. The study examined 332 different claims against...
According to a study recently published in the Annals of Neurology, serious head injuries may lead to premature brain aging and might contribute to dementia and other serious maladies. By continuing this research and improving upon brain age prediction models, it may...
A safety initiative involving four organizations has shown that the number of childbirth injuries and fatalities can be reduced through basic practices. Expecting parents in North Carolina might be surprised that these basic practices include communications training,...
In March 2015, the family suing a neurosurgeon had their pain and suffering damages restored to $512,161 by a Superior Court Judge that had previously been reduced to $1 by the jury in Henderson County. Complications such as this may occur in North Carolina and around...
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has identified a troubling trend occurring across the nation, including in North Carolina. Breast biopsy tissue is often misdiagnosed, resulting in incorrect and ineffective treatment plans. The...