When children report to the local emergency room after having suffered some sort of serious head trauma that rendered them unconscious, the go-to treatment for many physicians is to order a computed tomography scan. While a CT scan is invaluable in that it can provide a physician with a very clear picture as to whether […]
What to do when you are changing doctors or providers The number one cause of medical malpractice resulting in a serious preventable injury is lack of communication between health care providers. Whether it is the fact that the medical specialists don’t talk to each other or the lab results or x-rays results are lost or […]
The results of a recently published survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveal that people take a multitude of factors into consideration when selecting a new doctor. For instance, the nationwide survey, which randomly polled 1,000-plus people, found that everything from experience and bedside manner to appointment times and, of course, […]
It goes without saying that most technological breakthroughs in the medical world are ultimately utilized by physicians, nurses, radiologic technologists or other health care professionals who are specially trained in the complex art of keeping patients healthy and safe. Interestingly enough, however, hospitals here in Pennsylvania have started implementing a remarkable new medical technology that […]
It may come as a shock to many people to learn that medical errors are currently one of the leading causes of death here in the United States. However, it may come as an even bigger shock to learn that the vast majority of these deaths attributable to medical errors were altogether preventable. Indeed, statistics […]
Many hospital operating rooms function as a sort of display room for medical technology, showcasing the most modern devices and scientific advancements designed to make surgery easier and keep patients safer. Noticeably absent among all this high-tech gadgetry, however, is usually any sort of camera system designed to record what transpires during a given surgical […]
When infants and young children fall ill, there is a very good chance that the physician in charge of their care will prescribe them a liquid medicine to treat their condition. This, of course, is not a coincidence as pediatric patients are typically too young to swallow pills safely, and their natural aversion to medication […]
We tend to think of job-related fatigue as being relatively harmless in that it may result in some minor mistakes, yet be effectively counteracted with a few cups of strong coffee or a walk around the block. While this may be the case in office-type settings, there are other sectors in which this fatigue is […]
While it goes without saying that there is no such thing as a 100 percent risk-free surgery, there are certain procedures that the medical community views as inherently safe and relatively simple to perform. For instance, some of these surgeries include hernia treatments, appendix removals, bone fracture repairs, draining/cleaning of infected wounds, and even procedures […]
While most of us associate the long Fourth of July holiday weekend with picnics and fireworks celebrations, it’s also a time when many people take advantage of their favorite warm weather activities such as boating, golfing, gardening and bike riding. Unfortunately, these enjoyable activities that many of us take for granted are either very challenging […]
