When you or a loved one require specialized healthcare services, you justifiably rely on the professionalism and ability of the person providing those services. And that goes far beyond the physician or nurse – think about the pharmacy technician who dispenses your prescription, the nursing home aide who is responsible for taking care of frail
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In November of 2021, 14-year-old Alice Tapper, daughter of well-known journalist Jake Tapper, began experiencing severe abdominal pain, chills, and vomiting. At the direction of her pediatrician, she went to her local hospital for the treatment of likely appendicitis. The hospital physicians ruled out appendicitis (because her pain was throughout her entire abdomen not just
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When you or a loved one faces hospitalization, you rightfully expect the hospital to be adequately staffed. However, in Pennsylvania, as in much of the country, hospitals are experiencing a shortage of medical staff – particularly, nurses. Recently, the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) warned of significant challenges facing Pennsylvania hospitals, notably staffing.
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Of the many forms of cancer that can attack our bodies, colorectal cancer is especially deadly. Worldwide, it is the third most common cancer, and accounts for the fourth most common cause of cancer death. Here in the U.S., it is also the third most commonly diagnosed type of cancer but is the second leading
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“Prenatal care” is often associated with the medical care needed to promote the health of the unborn baby. Prenatal care often includes the pregnant person taking needed dietary supplements, attending regular doctor visits, and undergoing ultrasounds and other routine testing and evaluations to ensure the baby is developing and growing appropriately. What is equally as
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An IUFD, or Intrauterine Fetal Death, is the term used when a baby dies in the uterus at or after 20 weeks gestation. It is also known as a stillbirth. It is a heartbreaking outcome for expectant parents and families anticipating the birth of a healthy baby.
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As an institution, the public rightfully expects a hospital to require its medical staff to provide good care to achieve the best possible outcome for its patients. The public also expects that when good care is not provided resulting in a bad patient outcome, the hospital takes accountability and takes appropriate action to minimize the
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Even though doctors are highly trained professionals, they are not always right. They can and do make the wrong diagnosis. While there is no definitive number as to how often doctors are wrong, what is definitive is that it occurs more frequently than it should. For instance, one study estimates just the outpatient diagnostic error
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In today’s health care model, which is largely dictated by the requirements of health insurance companies, self-referral for specialist care is very rare. Typically, in order for health insurance to cover expenses related to specialty care, a patient would need a referral from their primary care doctor.
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Blanket Diagnoses Of Drug-Seeking Individuals In Hospitals Opioid abuse is a real problem. A national survey by SAMHSA revealed that 10.1 million people aged 12 and over misused opioids in 2019. Of those, 9.7 million individuals misused prescription pain relievers. In 2020, 16,416 individuals died from an overdose of prescription opioids. Many of these individuals
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