PPIs Too Often Prescribed to Patients Who Don’t Need Them
Popular heartburn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec (called “proton pump inhibitors” or “PPIs”) have been linked to a number of potential side effects, including dependency,…
Popular heartburn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec (called “proton pump inhibitors” or “PPIs”) have been linked to a number of potential side effects, including dependency,…
Here is a common scenario: You or a family member is suffering from a physical ailment that requires surgery. You do your research, get all…
On August 19, 2012, Illinois resident Jamie Rae filed a lawsuit against James Dalla Riva, an obstetrician who worked at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Rae…
Would you feel better about your surgery if there was a device recording every moment of it? A “surgical tracking box” is in the works…
What are normally seen as “routine” medical procedures can often go very wrong. Comedienne Joan Rivers, for example, was going through a routine scoping of…
A September 2013 study published in the Journal of Patient Safety reported that an estimated 210,000 to 400,000 people die in hospitals every year from…
What constitutes medical error? According to a 2005 study, despite a lot of research in the area of error in medicine, “few studies have defined…
A New York man was recently awarded $2.3 million in his medical malpractice lawsuit. According to The Journal News, a Rockland County jury found the…
Patients diagnosed with septic shock are seriously ill. Without immediate and effective treatment, they can easily succumb to organ failure and death. This was Connecticut…
You start feeling sick and the symptoms aren’t improving so you go to your doctor. Your doctor hands you a prescription for an antibiotic and…