Patients expect that their doctors will provide them with optimal care. While most patients will receive that, there are cases in which doctors make errors. These can have a negative impact on the patient, which could mean that the person needs to have more medical...
Medical Malpractice
Birth injuries are serious matters that require attention
Medical malpractice encompasses a host of situations. One of these is birth injuries. Women who go into the hospital or a birth center expect to deliver healthy babies without having any issues. Unfortunately, there are times when things go wrong. These can put a...
Misdiagnosis errors common in U.S.
Medical diagnosis errors are alarmingly common in New Jersey and across the United States, according to multiple studies. However, experts say there are several measures health professionals can take to help reduce the risk of misdiagnosis for patients. Each year,...
Tips for taking medication without incident
Those who take multiple medications are at an increased risk of being the victim of an adverse drug event. Therefore, it is important that those who are taking any type of medication know how to use it properly. For instance, it is not a good idea to chew a pill that...
Phone use among nurses may increase rate of errors
Anyone who works in the medical field in New Jersey knows how important it is to stay focused on the job. A report published in JAMA Pediatrics shows that errors can become more frequent among nurses who are distracted by their phones. For their study, researchers...
Misdiagnosis and medical errors still negatively impact patients
When seeking medical treatment for an illness, injury or condition in New Jersey, there is an expectation that the proper care will be provided. Unfortunately, medical errors are common. This can range from a misdiagnosis to a surgical error, medication mistakes and...
“Big three” conditions cause serious harm when misdiagnosed
Researchers from Johns Hopkins analyzed over 11,000 medical malpractice cases in the effort to determine what conditions are most often linked with medical errors and what conditions lead most often to death or disability. New Jersey residents should know that...
Heart attack misdiagnosis: Common symptoms for women
A type of medical bias may be placing New Jersey women at risk of increased damage and death following a heart attack or stroke. Emergency medical personnel and researchers alike tend to focus on the classic symptomology, which turns out to be the most common symptoms...
Health care is one of the nation’s leading killers
Preventable mistakes made by doctors and hospitals kill as many as 440,000 people each year in New Jersey and around the country, which makes health care the third most common cause of death in the United States. A recent report from the World Health Organization...
Alzheimer’s misdiagnosis common among dementia patients
Alzheimer's disease has become nearly synonymous with dementia, but memory loss among older adults can arise for different reasons. Multiple forms of dementia exist, and a recent study explored the connection between traumatic brain injuries and memory disruption...