Spine Treatments Vary in Invasiveness, Relief
Spinal injuries can be among the most devastating conditions caused by a traumatic event. Even a relatively “minor” spine injury can cause intense pain and impairment. And once [...]
Surgeon Operates on Wrong Eye of four-year-old
Dr. Shawn Goodman was scheduled to perform surgery to correct young Jesse Matlock'swandering right eye. The only problem is, when Dr. Goodman was in the operating room she [...]
Patient Gets Wrong Kidney – USC Transplant Program Put On Hold
A patient at the University of Southern California was given the wrong kidney earlier this month in a shocking hospital mix-up that resulted in the temporary suspension of USC's transplant program. [...]
When Greed Motivates Surgery, We All Lose Big
Usually, when I hear someone has had spinal fusion surgery, I think of it as a last resort surgeons use before permanently altering their patient's body. [...]
Your Doctor May Not Be Giving You All the Information You Need, Study Says
Researchers at the University of Michigan report that doctors rarely give their patients all the information they require to make informed medical decisions. Sometimes, when [...]
Catastrophic Medical Errors More Common Than You Think
Some of the most inexcusable medical errors happen a lot more frequently than we would like to think, according to researchers from the Denver Health Medical Center. [...]
Mistaken Identity as Medical Malpractice
[caption id="attachment_72" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="surgeons"][/caption] It is a lesson we try to teach children from a very young age: Everyone is a unique individual, with his or her own strengths and weaknesses, [...]
The Frightening Reality of Wrong-Site Surgery
[caption id="attachment_72" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="surgeons"][/caption] Surgical procedures are intimidating. You put your life and your health in the hands of your doctor, allowing him to render you unconscious and to perform the [...]
Hospital Mistakes Cause More Deaths Than Car Accidents
Along with providing medical treatments to patients, hospitals have now become notorious for its hazardous conditions because of drug mix-ups, infected incisions, bleeding problems related to the use of blood-thinning [...]
