The possibility that your doctor may have missed something important or just plain misdiagnosed you may not have entered your mind since your last visit — but it probably should. A five-year study indicates that diagnostic errors are the No. 1 reason behind medical malpractice claims. Diagnostic errors are responsible for 33 percent of patient injuries. Surgical errors, which generally…
Your health care providers are often trustworthy and comforting. Having a doctor by your side through a troubling diagnosis or getting helpful information from a kind pharmacist when you start a new medication can be life-changing. The health care professionals in your life should always do what they can to ensure you are healthy. Unfortunately, this is not always the…
Construction sites are found all over the state of Ohio. They can be incredibly safe and dangerous all at the same time. Construction workers have a lot of responsibility if they want to stay safe while on the job. The owner of the site and the manager of the site are also responsible for keeping it safe from accidents that…
If you had to guess the third most common cause of death in the United States, what would it be? Maybe cancer? Cardiovascular disease? Surprisingly enough, the answer is medical errors. A recent study says that medical mistakes cause more than 250,000 Americans to die each year. Other reports say the number is higher–440,000 deaths due to medical errors. Why are mistakes…
Sleep apnea is a serious medical condition that can continue to haunt someone’s days long after the restless nights are over. Many of those who suffer from sleep apnea fit the general description of many long-distance truckers: They’re sedentary, they smoke, they have a poor diet and their sleep patterns are often disrupted. Trucking is generally a difficult, lonely job…
Many people in the Cleveland area believe that they do not need to research highly ranking nursing homes as thoroughly as lower ranking facilities. However, you should not rely on ratings alone to determine if your loved one should become a resident. Nursing home abuse and neglect happen in assisted living and nursing homes all over the country. Some of…
It’s estimated that birth injuries are fairly common — but not every birth injury is noticed right away. If you’ve recently given birth and you’re worried that your child may be injured because of the difficulties surrounding his or her delivery, there are a few things you need to keep in mind: 1. There are usually early signs that point…
Medical malpractice can be deadly. These days, when it occurs in connection with opioids and other restricted prescriptions, it can result in criminal charges as well as lawsuits. Two years after the police turned the office of an Ohio doctor upside down looking for evidence that the he was trafficking drugs to his patients, the physician has been charged with…
Accidents involving commercial trucks are often far more severe than an accidents involving passenger vehicles alone — simply because the average commercial truck far outweighs the average passenger vehicle. The crushing force of all that metal on the truck is a huge threat to the occupants of passenger cars. However, the size of the vehicles involved and the severity of…