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The quest for safe, reliable, convenient birth control has led many women to Essure and other birth control implants. Essure came on the market in 2002, and seemed initially to offer all of those benefits. Unlike the birth control pill, it didn’… Read More

You may have heard the word “sepsis,” or the equivalent term, “septic shock” on a medical drama, and understood instinctively by the urgency in the TV doctor’s tone that sepsis is a serious matter. In fact, it can be a d… Read More

Receiving a cancer diagnosis is devastating. Perhaps the only thing more devastating is receiving the wrong diagnosis. Radiologists play a large role in the diagnosis of most types of cancer. Radiology errors can lead to a patient’s losing a ch… Read More

Many of us know someone who has lost a great deal of weight through gastric bypass surgery. The benefits can be tremendous for those who are considered “morbidly obese” and have been unable to lose enough weight by less drastic means. Peo… Read More

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