Knowledgeable and Experienced Guidance
North Carolina residents may feel reassured to know that many hospital emergency rooms around the country are making changes to reduce the frequency of medication errors. Risk-laden prescription conflicts and medication errors account for more than 7,000 lives in...
With drug-resistant bacteria and other safety risks becoming a bigger concern for hospitals, it is becoming increasingly more important that South Carolina patients become aware of how they can reduce the risks of infection or other complications during their hospital...
North Carolina readers might be interested in a story published on June 3 concerning undiagnosed diabetes cases. According to the American Heart Association, about 10 percent of heart attack incidences resulted from undiagnosed diabetes. Researchers learned this after...
North Carolina readers might be interested in the details of a $40 million medical malpractice lawsuit filed in an Oregon court. The suit alleges that hospital doctors and staff were negligent during the birth of a baby boy who was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy....
Greenville residents may be interested in a recent lawsuit that was filed by a New York woman against the doctor that delivered her third child. The lawsuit accuses both the doctor and the hospital involved in the 2011 delivery of her third child of medical...
A new study concerning medical errors may catch the attention of Greenville patients. According to an analysis performed by a toxicologist and published in the Journal of Patient Safety, as many as 440,000 patients die each year as the result of a hospital error. The...
Traditionally, many North Carolina parents who have children born with brain injuries assumed that a loss of oxygen during the birth was the cause. However, a report that was released on May 7 indicated that this may not always be the case. Experts in associated...
Members of the medical community in North Carolina may take note of the outcome of a recent case in New York City. A patient who claimed he was misdiagnosed by his doctor was awarded $4 million by a court for his ordeal. In 2004, the patient initially scheduled an...
North Carolina residents may be surprised at the level of drug use by medical professionals while on the job. According to a recent report, it is estimated that more than 100,000 medical workers are abusing or addicted to medications, and each impaired caregiver has...
It may be distressing for residents of North Carolina to hear that doctors misdiagnose one out of every 20 adults every year. This figure was estimated in a study conducted at the Houston-based Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety. The...