January 25, 2020 Placenta Accreta According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), placenta accreta is a deadly pregnancy condition that occurs when the placenta grows too deeply into the uterine wall. Despite being regarded as rare, data shows that placenta accreta is actually on the rise. In the 1970s and 80s, the condition occurred at approximately 1 … Read More »
January 15, 2020 Changing the Rules on Troops Suing Military for Medical Malpractice Until now, active and former military service members have not been allowed to sue the government for medical negligence – but a new bill is changing that. Called the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the bill has a provision written in that allows servicemen and women to file medical malpractice claims against the Department … Read More »
January 3, 2020 2019: Top 10 Medical Safety Concerns According to a report from the ECRI Institute, diagnostic mistakes and the mismanagement of patient test results is the top patient safety hazard of 2019. Every year the institute releases a report on the top ten patient safety issues in the healthcare industry, and for the second year in a row diagnostic errors are at … Read More »
October 29, 2019 Survival Benefits From Owning a Dog There is good news for current and prospective dog owners: in an official statement, the American Heart Association (AHA) says that data including 10 studies and more than 3.8 million patients shows improved survival rates associated with dog ownership. The data also finds numerous health benefits for people who live alone – especially those with … Read More »
July 23, 2019 New Study Highlights the Fatal Effects of Wrong and Delayed Medical Diagnoses According to a recent study conducted by the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM), one-third of medical malpractice cases resulting in permanent disability or death are caused by incorrect or delayed medical diagnoses. Medical errors are one of the leading causes of death in the United States, with approximately 250,000 people dying because of … Read More »
March 13, 2019 Physician Burnout: a Public Health Crisis We have written about physician burnout in the past, but according to a new report by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, our country is now facing a major medical and public health crisis because of how widespread the problem has become. In the new report titled “A Crisis In Health Care: A … Read More »
February 6, 2019 Exercising After a Heart Attack According to findings from a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, low amounts of exercise in the year following a heart attack can greatly reduce a person’s likelihood of dying from associated cardiac events. Quick Stats on Heart Attacks The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that every … Read More »
January 31, 2019 Healthcare Infections: Almost 100,000 Casualties Every Year According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), not enough progress has been made when it comes to preventing healthcare-associated infections. Even though medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in the United States, the agency estimates that at any given point – and on any given day – an average of … Read More »
January 12, 2019 Stethoscopes and Deadly Infections According to recent medical research, stethoscopes that are used in intensive care units are teeming with dangerous bacteria, this leads to unhealthy and contaminated stethoscopes. Since healthcare acquired infections – also known as HAIs – are involved in at least 100,000 fatalities every year, limiting preventable infections is critical. Research shows that implementing safety and … Read More »
