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  • Care and therapy after a serious brain injury
    April 19, 2018
    Care and therapy after a serious brain injury
    Imagine that you suffered a serious brain injury in a motor vehicle accident. The more you look into your treatment options, the more kinds of therapies you'll find available. However, these therapies – although many of them are effective – tend to cost a great deal of money. Fortunately, for those whose brain injuries happened as a result of a...
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  • How might a mild brain injury affect a working professional?
    April 19, 2018
    How might a mild brain injury affect a working professional?
    Mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can occur any time a person suffers a blow to the head, and may cause a wide range of symptoms, some of which may seriously compromise the victim's ability to do his or her job. While this is true for just about any line of work, professionals who perform mentally taxing work and must maintain...
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  • What is failure to diagnose, and how does it hurt patients
    April 19, 2018
    What is failure to diagnose, and how does it hurt patients
    When people think of medical malpractice, they often imagine a surgeon leaving a tool inside a patient or perhaps operating on the wrong area of the body. They may also think of prescription drug or medication mistakes, such as debilitating interactions between two prescribed medications. Fewer people realize that doctors can engage in malpractice by mistakes of omission, not just commission....
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  • What happens if doctors fail to diagnose or misdiagnose cancer?
    April 16, 2018
    What happens if doctors fail to diagnose or misdiagnose cancer?
    You know there's something wrong with your body. After all, it's your body. The symptoms, lumps or other issues you've been having are not normal. Knowing that you need help to diagnose and treat whatever caused the issue, you seek medical advice. Sadly, your doctor does not take your symptoms seriously. Instead of fully examining you and ordering diagnostic tests,...
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  • Journal research suggests software can limit medical malpractice
    April 6, 2018
    Journal research suggests software can limit medical malpractice
    According to a study released in March, data entry software can save medical facilities millions and significantly limit ultrasound and dual-energy X-ray (DEXA) radiology reporting errors. For Pennsylvania patients, such technology could potentially mean the difference between accurate reporting and medical malpractice. The research suggests that anywhere between 6 and 28 percent of ultrasound and DEXA reports contain reporting errors. These errors...
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  • The many types of commonly misdiagnosed conditions
    April 2, 2018
    The many types of commonly misdiagnosed conditions
    If you're dealing with any type of medical concern it's important to receive professional treatment as soon as possible. Even if you think the issue is minor, you'll never know for sure until you consult with a medical professional. Unfortunately, there's something else you need to know: It's possible that a medical professional could misdiagnose your condition, thus leading you...
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  • Common factors in medication errors
    March 22, 2018
    Common factors in medication errors
    Every year, medication errors contribute to more than 250,000 deaths in Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States. These mistakes are often made at the charting and documentation stage, so it's important for doctors and nurses to keep accurate, consistent records for patients. Even a relatively minor issue like a chart written in an illegible script can lead to...
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  • Common hospital errors that occur when giving birth
    March 16, 2018
    Common hospital errors that occur when giving birth
    Giving birth is a process that makes both the mother and child vulnerable, and there are many complications that can occur. It is the responsibility of the hospital and medical providers to do everything they can in order to ensure that the birth is delivered with minimal complications. However, complications do arise. These complications can be an inevitable part of...
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  • Medical malpractice verdict: $24.7 million in kidney damage case
    March 10, 2018
    Medical malpractice verdict: $24.7 million in kidney damage case
    The Army and Navy clash in an annual football tradition here in Philadelphia. But the bringing together of the Army and Navy does not always have pleasant results. In fact, a Navy spouse who gave birth at an Army hospital was recently awarded nearly $25 million because of the major, permanent kidney damage she suffered there. She and her husband...
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  • Do you know the most common surgical errors in the United States?
    March 2, 2018
    Do you know the most common surgical errors in the United States?
    Despite massive strides forward in technology and medicine in recent years, mistakes can and do still happen. Electronic medical records are no more successful than paper records at preventing medical errors. Doctors can still miss critical information or do the wrong thing when providing patient care. Sometimes, these mistakes involve medications or manual therapy. Other times, these mistakes happen during...
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