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When a commercial for sleeping pills comes on television or you seen an advertisement in a magazine, you may glaze over the exhaustive list of warnings and side effects. Pharmaceutical companies are required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to list the potential dangers and side effects in any marketing campaign, but that does…

Doctors, nurses, and technicians who work around patients with monitoring systems every day face a barrage of beeps, signals, and flashing lights. More often than not, the noise is indicating something benign, such as a button reset. Other times, however, the alarms can signal a life or death moment. This over-stimulation of light and sound…

Brain injuries are often some of the most surprising injuries because the range of accidents that produce them is vast. Many minor injuries, like a concussion, go away on their own with rest and observation. Other injuries are more severe and can affect your or your loved one’s life in a meaningful way. Knowing who…

Negligence is the basis for proving fault in a medical malpractice case. Making a mistake in the medical field does not constitute medical malpractice. The differentiating factor between a legal mistake and malpractice is the level of care. When a physician fails to provide a reasonable standard of care and you suffer an injury as…

Prescription medication errors can be some of the most dangerous forms of medical malpractice. Taking a medication you received legally from your doctor or pharmacist and taking it as prescribed is the correct way to use prescription medication. If a physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare provider makes a mistake and you suffer from resulting injury…

A misdiagnosis can keep you from getting the right treatment and could change your life. According to a study from 2014 on the frequency of diagnostic errors, at least 1 in 20 adults is misdiagnosed in the U.S. every year. Unfortunately, that means your risk of being misdiagnosed may not be as low as you…

Childbirth injuries can be devastating for your family and can forever change your infant’s life. Sadly, many of these birth injuries can be avoided if the medical staff acts appropriately. Brain injuries are particularly devastating and may affect your child’s ability to develop normally. Most cases of brain trauma in infants occur during pregnancy, childbirth, or…

Medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Often completely out of your control, it can happen without your awareness or when you and your physician have difficulties communicating. You can, however, take steps to minimize the risk and improve your overall healthcare experience. In fact, being an informed patient…

July is the time when senior residents at hospitals move on to other work and new residents start their first roles as doctors in the medical field. Over 30,000 new residents and other trainees enter the medical field during the month, which may make this season of change a bad time to visit the hospital….

The Charleston Gazette reported that one highway worker and six people were injured on Route 50 in Parkersburg, WV on Friday June 12, 2015, when a tanker tractor trailer went out of control in a highway construction zone and struck the worker and 4 other vehicles. Construction crashes are much more complex than the public…