November 28, 2016Driver fatigue is a universal problem that contributes to hundreds of thousands of motor vehicle accidents per year. In fact, according to a recent AAA survey, nearly half of all drivers admitted to falling asleep or nodding off while driving...
Read More November 21, 2016There are many types of medical errors that end badly, but often the most tragic are those involving a misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose cancer. Many either lose their lives or a portion of their body that never should have...
Read More November 15, 2016While it is fairly common knowledge that developing countries still struggle with infant and maternal mortality in childbirth, many wrongly assume that such tragedies are not an issue in developed nations. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. In...
Read More November 8, 2016Over the last decade, an estimated 750,000 women have received the Essure birth control implant. Thousands have reported health complications, some of which were life-altering. In response, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has moved to issue a “black box”...
Read More October 28, 2016When it comes to the problems in our healthcare system today—be it the increase in medical malpractice liability coverage costs for physicians, or the deterioration of the system itself—the blame often falls to “runaway juries,” outrageous award amounts for non-economic...
Read More October 21, 2016Government agencies like the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were put into place to protect the public. But what happens when that agency fails to do its job; when they and the companies they are supposed to regulate...
Read More October 14, 2016Doctors may be mere humans, just like the rest of us, but by default, they are held to a higher standard. We expect them to be rational, honest, and moral human beings. This is not irrational or asking too much....
Read More October 9, 2016When it comes to strokes, research indicates that the outcome of a patient can improve by as much as 80 percent if they are given prompt and early treatment. Unfortunately, for anywhere between 15,000 and 165,000 Americans per year, such...
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