Since I know women with fibroids, I wanted the public to know of a potentially harmful surgery that some doctors and hospitals in the Pittsburgh area may still be recommending to unsuspecting women. Many women suffer from a common medical condition known as a uterine fibroid, which is a muscular or fibrous tissue in the […]
Most of us take it for granted that when we pick up our medications from the local pharmacy that the labels and accompanying instructions will be written in English. However, what if you went to pick up a prescription for yourself or a family member only to find that this information was written in a […]
Anyone who has been a hospital patient for an extended period of time knows from firsthand experience that the people responsible for providing medical care change shifts on such a frequent basis that it can often be difficult to keep names and faces straight. While this unavoidable reality of “patient handoffs” or “care transitions” can […]
