Medical Malpractice
What Causes Medical Errors in the ER?
August 25th, 2022
Medical errors are estimated to cause 250,000 deaths each year in the United States. That’s the rough equivalent of two 737s crashing each day of the year and killing everyone aboard. Medical mistakes are so common, in fact, that they are the third…
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Symptoms of Post-Surgical Infection
August 10th, 2022
All surgery carries some risk, which is why surgeons and hospitals require patients to sign forms prior to surgery indicating that they are giving “informed consent.” In other words, the patient has been told of the things that can go wrong and t…
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Is For-Profit Healthcare Hurting Patients?
July 25th, 2022
In TV medical dramas, it often happens that a patient comes into the hospital with troublesome, mysterious symptoms. She is immediately seen by a world-class doctor, who involves the other exceptional doctors at the facility in the medical mystery. E…
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Should Counselors Share Their Personal Stories?
July 12th, 2022
Counseling is a deeply personal process. In order for therapy to be effective, you need to feel comfortable with your therapist and trust him or her. Ordinarily, we build comfort and trust in relationships by sharing increasingly more personal inform…
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Don’t Overlook These Less-Common Stroke Symptoms!
June 24th, 2022
Stroke is a leading cause of death in the United States, and one out of every six deaths due to cardiovascular disease is due to stroke. Each year, about 795,000 people in this country have a stroke, and 610,000 of those are first strokes. In other w…
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Can My Therapist Also Be My Friend?
June 13th, 2022
A good listener. Reliable. Smart. Interested in your well-being. Empathic. Helpful. These are traits that we all value in a friend. These are also things that describe an effective therapist. It’s no wonder, then, that so many people wish that they…
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What is Chorioamnionitis?
May 25th, 2022
As anyone who has been pregnant knows, there are many things, large and small, that can go wrong with a pregnancy or birth. Fortunately, most pregnancies don’t involve serious complications, and many complications that do occur can be successfully…
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Can I Sue a Therapist for Breaking Confidentiality?
May 11th, 2022
When you talk to a therapist, psychiatrist, or other licensed mental health professional, you probably do so with the understanding that what you say will not be shared with others—that it will be kept confidential. Client confidentiality is import…
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What is Umbilical Cord Prolapse?
May 9th, 2022
Umbilical cord prolapse is a complication that can occur during labor, either during delivery or just prior to delivery. The umbilical cord that has carried nutrients and oxygen to the baby throughout the pregnancy drops through the mother’s dilate…
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How Long Does It Take to Recover From Cauda Equina Syndrome?
April 15th, 2022
If you are reading this article, there is a good chance that you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome (CES). “Cauda equina” is Latin for “horse’s tail,” and the syndrome got its name because it affects the bundl…
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