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Category: Medical Malpractice
Women and Minorities Are More Likely to Be Victims of Medical Mistakes
Every year, healthcare providers make mistakes that endanger or harm their patients. According to a new study, women and ethnic and racial minorities are 20% to 30% more likely to experience these mistakes than white men. The study’s results, which were published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Internal Medicine, found that nearly[…]
Which Medical Specialties are the Most Affected by Burnout?
When we go to the doctor, be it for a regular appointment or for an emergency, we expect to receive the safest and most effective medical care possible. While in most cases, people may receive the accepted standard of care, sometimes providers make an entirely preventable mistake. A far too common culprit behind these mistakes[…]
New Study Confirms HPV Vaccine Helps Men and Women
When it comes to HPV or the human papillomavirus, we tend to think that women are the main ones affected. We could not be more wrong – in fact, HPV infections have been linked to throat, anal canal, and anal cancers in males and females alike. Luckily, researchers behind a recent study found evidence suggesting[…]
Cases of AFib Increasing in Younger Adults
According to a study recently published in the medical journal “Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology”, atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is much more common in individuals under the age of 65 than we previously believed. AFib is an abnormal heart rhythm which increases a person’s risk for significant cardiovascular complications, like blood clots, heart failure, heart attack[…]
Why are so Many “Never Events” Happening?
You may not have heard of a “never event” before and chances are, you do not want to. The National Institute of Health or NIH defines “never events” as a subset of patient safety incidents that are both preventable and so serious that they should never occur. Events like these include performing an operation on[…]