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When you picture a heart attack, what do you see? Chances are, something like a scene depicted in countless movies and television shows: a man clutching his chest, his face contorted in pain as he crumples to the ground. Certainly, in that scenario,… Read More

More than 300,000 hip replacements are performed in the United States every year. Almost always, people undergo hip replacement because pain from arthritis or other causes is limiting their ability to live life the way they want to. Often, patients s… Read More

The use of forceps in the delivery of an infant can be lifesaving under some circumstances. Under others, though, forceps are used inappropriately, and cause more harm than they prevent. If forceps were used in the delivery of your baby, and you or y… Read More

There’s no doubt that the increase in electronic record keeping in medicine has had many advantages for doctors and patients alike. Care providers can update and share records quickly and efficiently, often leading to better care for patients.… Read More

We’ve all been hurt in our lives, and we’ve all hurt others at some time or other without meaning to. Both feel awful. When we’re on the receiving end of pain, we may become angry, depressed, or bewildered, especially if the pain wa… Read More

You go to the hospital to get better from a serious illness, not to get one. Yet one of the most frequent causes of death in hospitals is infection acquired in the hospital. Of the nearly two million patients who acquire such an infection, nearly one… Read More

Medical costs are on the rise in the United States, and the cost of health insurance and health care are a burden for many American families. The cost of health care has outpaced inflation in this country every year since 2008. Hospitals, labs, docto… Read More

Most people are familiar with the concept of “wrongful death,” in which one party’s negligent or reckless act caused the death of another person. Less well-known is the idea of “wrongful birth.” Wrongful birth cases usua… Read More