Cauda equina syndrome is a serious nerve disorder. It often has a rapid onset, and if it is not promptly diagnosed and treated, it can have permanent, life-changing effects. Those include limited mobility, sexual dysfunction, and bowel and bladder in…
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When you think of medical malpractice, infection probably isn’t the first thing that springs to mind. We tend to think of infections as something that just happens, like catching a cold. But even if catching an infection is unavoidable, failure of…
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One of the most engaging plotlines on TV medical dramas involves a patient who is brought into the hospital, often at death’s door, with a mystery condition. Sometimes it’s a condition with a rapid, dramatic onset. Sometimes the patient has been…
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Longtime watchers of Grey’s Anatomy will remember the episode in which a young doctor ordered lab tests run for two patients, of which she was one. One test came back showing anemia; the other, an aggressive brain tumor. Unfortunately, the results…
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Everybody makes mistakes, including mistakes at work. But when the job in question is being a medical doctor, those mistakes may be more serious than those of most people—they may even be life-threatening. Are doctors obligated to disclose mistakes…
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“Medical malpractice” is a term that most people are familiar with. Less common is the term “medical negligence.” Often, the two phrases are used interchangeably. What are medical malpractice and medical negligence, and is there any differenc…
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Cauda equina is a disorder that affects the bundle of nerve roots at the lumbar end of the spinal cords. This bundle resembles a horse’s tail; the Latin for horse’s tail, “cauda equina” gives the disorder its name. The cauda equina affects on…
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According to medical publications, maternal mortality is eight times higher following a cesarean section (C-Section) than after a vaginal birth. And the United States has a higher rate of C-section deliveries than most other countries: nearly a third…
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Most of us find it hard to be truly still and rest our minds. Sure, we veg out on the couch at the end of the day and binge-watch a favorite series or play games on our phones (or sometimes both simultaneously). But it’s surprisingly hard to let yo…
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